FRIENDLY FIRE-Vietnam War-Michael Mullen-C. D. D. Bryan-SUPERB 1977 3rd Printing

Description: Hi! You're looking at a SUPERB overall condition book which tells the remarkable story of PEG & GENE MULLEN, who question the official story of the cause of their son Michael's death in the Vietnam War--the book is a Third Printing published in 1977 and a mass market paperback copy. This book is in SUPERB overall condition and the book has a very light forward list and some very light creases on the spine end, a VERY slight horizontal crease on the lower portion of the front cover, a very slight crease on the lower left corner of the back cover and just slight shelfwear and slight evidence of gentle browsing but NO other significant imperfections! The book is titled Friendly Fire and it was written by C. D. B. BRYAN; it was published by Bantam Books in May 1977 and is a 3rd Printing copy.Drafted into the US Army, Michael Mullen left his family’s Iowa farm in September 1969 to fight for his country in Vietnam. Six months later, he returned home in a casket. Michael wasn’t killed by the North Vietnamese, but by artillery fire from friendly forces--the victim of what was known as a "smash and bash crab crackin' head crash." With the government failing to provide the precise circumstances of his death, Mullen’s devastated parents, Peg and Gene, demanded to know the truth. A year later, Peg Mullen was under FBI surveillance. In a riveting narrative that moves from the American heartland to the jungles of Vietnam to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War march in Washington, DC, to an interview with Mullen’s battalion commander, Lt. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, author C. D. B. Bryan brings to life with brilliant clarity a military mission gone horrifically wrong, a patriotic family’s explosive confrontation with their government, and the tragedy of a nation at war with itself. Originally intended to be an interview for the New Yorker, the story Bryan uncovered proved to be bigger than he expected, and it was serialized in three consecutive issues during February and March 1976, and was eventually published as a book that May. In 1979, Friendly Fire was made into an Emmy Award–winning TV movie, starring Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, and Sam Waterston.A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!Thanks for looking, and good luck if you're bidding! Also be sure to check out all of my other great books currently listed on ebay auctions--I can combine shipping for multiple purchases!

Price: 4.99 USD

Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

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