George Lepre has written a study on "fragging" in which several facts appear for the first time. First of all, fragging became a problem requiring command action only in 1970.
George Lepre has written a study on "fragging" in which several facts appear for the first time. You will recall that the first troops were sent to Vietnam in 1965 and all of our troops were out of Vietnam in 1973. Second, the claim of fragging taking place during combat can't be supported by the evidence. Fragging took place in the rear areas. Marine became somewhat famous by later reporting that he personally saw "five or six officers" fragged during combat operations.
Fragging begins with an overview of how social change affected the military. In the early years, the . The first provided a disincentive for soldiers to exert themselves, and the second ignited racial violence in the military. Army in Vietnam was outstanding by any measure, and fragging was not a problem. As the war dragged on, however, morale and discipline in the ranks deteriorated, and standards fell to meet manpower needs.
According to author George Lepre, the total number of known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900 with 99. .Soldiers Assaulted their Officers in Vietnam. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.
According to author George Lepre, the total number of known and suspected fragging cases by explosives in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 totaled nearly 900 with 99 deaths and many injuries. This total is incomplete as some cases were not reported, nor were statistics kept before 1969 although several incidents from 1966 to 1968 are known. Most of the victims or intended victims were officers or non-commissioned officers. a b Brush, Peter (2010).
Fragging by George LePre. The term fragging was coined during the Vietnam War. Every Vietnam veteran knows the definition.
Examines the over 500 instances of 'fragging'-the use of fragmentation hand grenades by enlisted men to murder their own officers-that occurred during the Vietnam War. Uses archival evidence and veterans' testimonies to offer the issue's first comprehensive treatment"-Provided by publisher.
Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam.
During its long withdrawal from South Vietnam, the . During its long withdrawal from South Vietnam, the . military experienced a serious crisis in morale. Chronic indiscipline, illegal drug use, and racial militancy all contributed to trouble within the ranks.
I say this because I just finished Fragging: Why . What did surprise me in this illuminating book was the basic profile of soldiers who fragged NCOs and officers (that i. Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam, by George Lepre. I’ve been reading about Vietnam full-time now since early last summer and so wasn’t surprised to see how the Army fell apart in Vietnam, for example going from 47 drug apprehensions of soldiers there in 1965 to 11,058 in 1970 (p. 113). Army division, the ill-fated Americal, in 1970 had 5,567 NJPs and courts-martial
Fragging discusses the problem of intentional fratricide during the Vietnam War. "What is the truth about fragging in Vietnam? . George Lepre examines military records with a specific focus on fatal fragging incidents.
Fragging discusses the problem of intentional fratricide during the Vietnam War. "What is the truth about fragging in Vietnam? How often did it really happen? What were the causes?" While there can be attacks on superiors during any war, Vietnam seems to be the war where fratricide became much more frequent and associated with the general history of the war. Fragging reports estimates that there were between 600 to 850 fragging attacks in the Army and between 100 to 150 in the Marine Corps. George Lepre examines military records with a specific focus on fatal fragging incidents
Fragging – the murder of officers and sergeants by their own troops – was in the news recently when it was reported that . Army veteran George Lepre’s book-length investigation of hundreds of fraggings (Fragging: Why .
Fragging – the murder of officers and sergeants by their own troops – was in the news recently when it was reported that Roy Moore, currently campaigning in Alabama for a . Senate seat, risked being killed by some of his subordinates in Vietnam. Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam) found that most of the attacks occurred after dark in Army and Marine Corps units - they were rare in the Air Force and Navy.