The book provides a vivid and detailed account of the Battle of Ia Drang, highlighting the bravery and sacrifices of the soldiers involved. While it offers a compelling narrative, it can become repetitive and tedious towards the end.
This book offers a gripping and detailed reconstruction of the Battle of Ia Drang, providing a stark and unflinching look at the realities of close combat in Vietnam. The personal stories and recollections of the soldiers involved are both fascinating and heartwrenching, offering a deep appreciation for their bravery and sacrifices. However, the narrative can become repetitive, and by the end, the personal stories start to feel monotonous, which can make the book tedious to read. Despite this, the book is a powerful tribute to the soldiers who fought and died in this conflict, and it offers a scathing critique of the political strategies that led to such unnecessary destruction.
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I never had a very clear picture of what close combat in vietnam might look like until I read it.
The book itself gets redundant and by the end I was pretty bored with it.
This is a stoic story of apolitical duty, of men who fought for their country when it called on them, and for the friends and brothers beside them.