Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam, Andrew Wiest.

The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam, Andrew Wiest.

Inspired by a meeting with a veteran of the company, this followed Charlie Company from its formation in the US, through training and on to its original men's year-long tour of duty in Vietnam. A rather melancholy book, as the men we have followed begin to be killed or wounded without any sign that their efforts were having any impact in Vietnam, but a very valuable study of the impact of war.
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