The author fanaticized about combat and played war games in his
youth. War is not a game. Combat wasn't this fantasy for him in
real life. This book tells the story of a Kansas boy who grew up
quickly serving as a combat platoon leader in the Vietnam War. It
shares his exploits with A Company, 4/503, 173 Airborne Brigade.
His platoon was very unlucky in the June/November 1967 campaign as
the "Fire Brigade" took on the NVA in Dak To. His actions are
reported in at least two documentary books dealing with individual
firefights in the Central Highlands during that period.
This is the unpolished truth about the brutal war and how really
futile it was to go toe to toe against a better-prepared army and
survive. The author gives unembellished reports of what his unit
experienced and backs it up with the Battalion After Action
Reports. He acknowledges he is alive today only because of superior
tactical air support and artillery firepower. This book gives an
entirely different viewpoint than most books authored by Vietnam
veterans. While his observations may be controversial to some vets,
it reflects the author's objective opinion of what he experienced
there.
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