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abbotsford1234's review against another edition
4.0
Good book. However back to WW2. Two reasons for reading this: 1 A great deal of 'If you liked X you will love y on Goodreads' have this book and 2. it is a good warm up for Max Hastings's 'Vietnam'.
leeleeinok's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
theblindguidedog's review against another edition
I found it a little repetitive. I mean, it’s a true story so if that’s how it all went down, I guess it can’t be helped.
hayleyhasik's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
syd_a's review
4.0
4.5 starts. Very well written, engaging, and emotional account of the Vietnam War. I highly recommend and also credit to my favorite history professor at college who recommended it to the class.
suebrownreads's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book, but at times it was hard to follow what was going on. I am so sorry for all those poor young men who lost their lives for the sake of politics for the most part. The folks in Washington calling the shots didn't know what they were doing. Everyone was ill-prepared for this type of war, and when they knew what they should be doing, their hands were tied by political motives. So sad.
suebrownreads's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very good book. It is almost like it is written in real-time. Although the many names, places and battle information can be hard to follow at times, I felt compelled to follow it. Being someone who will probably never have to endure the hardship and the horrors of war, I feel not only an urge to try to understand the wars of the U.S., but a responsibility to those who gave their lives for our country as a way of honoring them.
This book is a tribute to those men. Not only the ones who fought and lost their lives, but to the ones who returned and tried to pick up the pieces of their lives in a homeland that was in many ways ignorant of the details and the politics of the war.
I appreciate how they honored each man by giving his name, rank, and hometown of those that died in Ia Drang. I admire the honesty of the author in relating the situation in Washington and within the military during this war. Especially I admire the author's dedication and honor he has shown, not only to his men, but to their families as well.
This book is a tribute to those men. Not only the ones who fought and lost their lives, but to the ones who returned and tried to pick up the pieces of their lives in a homeland that was in many ways ignorant of the details and the politics of the war.
I appreciate how they honored each man by giving his name, rank, and hometown of those that died in Ia Drang. I admire the honesty of the author in relating the situation in Washington and within the military during this war. Especially I admire the author's dedication and honor he has shown, not only to his men, but to their families as well.