Look at you, all brand new and shiny, right out of your basic officer leader course, hardcharging to take over your first platoon. This item was created by a contributor to ehistory prior to its affiliation with the ohio state university. I read platoon leader by james mcdonough because it. Mcdonough is available at in several formats for your ereader. Platoon leader audiobook abridged listen instantly.
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The film is about a newly commissioned infantry lieutenant who arrives in vietnam to take over his first platoon. What a platoon leader should know about the enemys jungle. They provide a way of performing a particular mission, but may require modification based on mission, enemy, terrain, troops, time available, and civilian considerations metttc. Thing is, behind that brash exterior, youre probably confused as all getout. Now retired from active duty, mcdonough lives with. His platoon is charged with manning an outpost next to the village of truong lam. Mcdonough, 1985, presidio edition, in english book club ed. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. A brooklyn native, he graduated from both mit and west point and served as an army officer in vietnam. Scholastic officer 2nd lieutenant theodore barbieri hq co. Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, mcdonough has produced a.
Mcdonough is is the former director of the florida office of drug control and the secretary of the florida department of corrections from 2006 to 2008. Black hearts one platoons descent into madness in iraqs. It is narrated by mcdonough in first person view and tells of his story in the vietnam war as a lieutenant in command of 2nd platoon, bravo company, 4th battalion, 503rd infantryairborne. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the one bullet away the making of a marine officer, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Infantry platoon tactical standing operating procedure. First, the outgoing platoon leader should recall all property loaned out and update his hand receipt to reflect any changes that occurred that is, any unserviceable equipment. A front line personal report of vietnam battle action. Now retired from active duty, mcdonough lives with his family. Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, mcdonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a u. Platoon leader captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield including the unforgiving nature of combat and the. Army leader shows his mettle while acting as both platoon. The tactics, techniques, and procedures ttp provided are not allinclusive. A military theorist who has helped shape the postcold war armys thinking, he is also the author of the defense of hill 781 and the limits of glory. I tend turn to books written by people who have fought in the army for lessons on tactics and leadership.
The film is about a newly commissioned infantry lieutenant who arrives in vietnam to take over his. Overview of platoon leader, 1988, directed by aaron norris, with michael dudikoff, robert f. Discover how to be an effective, excellent and efficient leader while. Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels. And as a platoon leader, all of your energies should be focused on getting the best training for your soldiers that you can find. Lieutenant james small of the 2nd infantry division, for example, describes needing to react to unexpected situations in the field without instructions. Now retired from active duty, mcdonough lives with his family in tallahassee, florida. A remarkable memoir of smallunit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in vietnam. Platoon leader platoon leader audiobook, by james r. There are other books out there that pertain to our current operational environment, but not many that cover leadership like platoon leader.
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Mcdonough a bantam book published by arrangement with presidio press printing history presidio edition published april 1985 a selection of doubleday military book club, april 1985 bantam edition april 1986 map of south vietnam by alan mcknight. Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, mcdonough has produced a gripping. After years of training in rotc or a military academy you ocs guys know all this stuff. Platoon leader book pdf platoon leader book pdf download.
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