{"product_id":"jungle-ghosts-walking-point-in-vietnam-9781036117429","title":"Jungle Ghosts: Walking Point in Vietnam","description":"\u003cb\u003eEd Mann recounts his intense experiences as a point man in the Vietnam War, battling both the enemy and his emotions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...we were bad-ass motherf*ckers in the baddest place in the universe. I understood how inane that macho-thinking was but as I soared high above the jungle with the cool air in my face I was as caught up in it as the rest of them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most dangerous occupations during the Vietnam War was walking point, a role Ed Mann took on and specialized in. He served a tour of duty in Vietnam as an infantry soldier in the famed 1st Air Cavalry Division from June of 1969 to June of 1970. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMann was wounded several times, receiving several decorations including the Silver Star, while experiencing the extreme hardships of the war with his fellow soldiers. He would continue to walk point for his entire tour, becoming more like the jungle as the days turned into weeks and months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMann acknowledges the conflicting emotions he felt during his time in Vietnam - \"I was repulsed by the senselessness and savagery of the war and I was saddened by the price it exacted but I was seduced by it too; proud to be performing an important role in a deadly fight for survival and lured by the adrenaline rushes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn intensely immersive, gritty, and tension-filled account of his experience that will transport you to the war in the jungle in a way that sets it apart from other Vietnam memoirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036117429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Ed Mann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331889651893,"sku":"9781036117429","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e2a354f8-8f9a-4809-8e55-6c45bfcaeb17.jpg?v=1745938419","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jungle-ghosts-walking-point-in-vietnam-9781036117429","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}