Greatest Beer Run Ever

Name: Greatest Beer Run Ever
Brand: Octopus Publishing Group
SKU: 9781913183295
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It seemed like a good idea at the time. As a result of a rowdy night in his local New York bar, ex-Marine and merchant seaman Chick Donohue volunteers for a legendary mission. He will sneak into Vietnam to track down his buddies in combat to bring them a cold beer and supportive messages from home. It''ll be the greatest beer run ever! Now, decades on from 1968, this is the remarkable true story of how he actually did it. Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, Chick works his passage to Vietnam, lands in Qui Nhon and begins to carry out his quest, tracking down the disbelieving soldiers one by one. But things quickly go awry, and as he talks his way through checkpoints and unwittingly into dangerous situations, Chick sees a lot more of the war than he ever planned - spending a terrifying time in the Demilitarized Zone, and getting caught up in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. With indomitable spirit, Chick survives on his wits, but what he finds in Vietnam comes as a shock. By the end of his ep

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It seemed like a good idea at the time. As a result of a rowdy night in his local New York bar, ex-Marine and merchant seaman Chick Donohue volunteers for a legendary mission. He will sneak into Vietnam to track down his buddies in combat to bring them a cold beer and supportive messages from home. It'll be the greatest beer run ever! Now, decades on from 1968, this is the remarkable true story of how he actually did it. Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, Chick works his passage to Vietnam, lands in Qui Nhon and begins to carry out his quest, tracking down the disbelieving soldiers one by one. But things quickly go awry, and as he talks his way through checkpoints and unwittingly into dangerous situations, Chick sees a lot more of the war than he ever planned - spending a terrifying time in the Demilitarized Zone, and getting caught up in Saigon during the Tet Offensive. With indomitable spirit, Chick survives on his wits, but what he finds in Vietnam comes as a shock. By the end of his epic adventure, battered and exhausted, Chick finds himself questioning why his friends were ever led into the war in the first place.

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Anul publicarii	2020
ISBN	9781913183295
Format coperta	Cartonata
Numar pagini	272
Limba	Engleză
Domeniul	Biografii și memorii
Autor	John Donohue
De aceeasi editura	Octopus Publishing Group
CM	11700000000
DS	MEGA/6
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9781913183295
Dimensiuni	Height: 8.6614 Inches, Length: 5.5118 Inches, Weight: 0.86862131228 Pounds, Width: 1.33858 Inches