Features
- Cover Type: Mass Market Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: Ballantine Books; 1st Ballantine Ed edition April 4, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0804117659
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0804117654
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Book Dimensions:
6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 0.8 ounces
Reader Reviews
The Vietnam war was filled with thousands of firefights that history says are irrelevant. This book shows you how that is wrong and these battles mattered greatly. James Donahue writes another great book about his experiences in the Vietnam War & one such firefight. James Donahue was a Green Beret medic serving with the Mobile Guerrilla Force. This mixed American/Cambodian unit pentetrated enemy sancutuaries conducting guerrilla warfare before getting out. But on July 18, 1967 the Mobile Guerrilla Force got involved in a static battle with a VC battalion. The writing is very vivid & strong making you feel like you are there. Some of the most tense parts of the book is when James does his combat medicine under fire. When he ges shot in the head you will not be able to put down this book. You feel the desperation of being surrounded by the enemy & surviving to fight another day. After reading about this days carnage the author includes a newspaper excerpt stating how authorities reported no significant ground action that day. This book helps show that each battle is significant in its own way especially if your the one ducking the bullets. Get this book if you are interested in Special Forces, what the Vietnam war was like, or to learn about history.
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