Brennan's War: Vietnam 1965-1969: Brennan's War: Vietnam 1965-1969
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Book Overview
A personal memoir of aero-rifle tours in Vietnam. Each air cavalry troop served as the reconnaissance arm for a brigade of three First Air Cavalry infantry battalions. There were three air cavalry... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0671705954
ISBN13:9780671705954
Release Date:November 1989
Publisher:Pocket Books
Weight:0.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
A benchmark
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
The quintessential combat memoir of the Vietnam War. Brennan's book is well written and he succeeds in creating gripping and vivid descriptions of combat from a soldier's perspective. This superb narrative conveys the fear and horror of combat along with shared humor and love felt among comrades. Brennan's honesty prevents him from romanticizing either his fellow soldiers, or the Vietnamese they are ever wary of, but he is able to humanize those trapped in a dehumanizing crucible. His multiple tours in Vietnam bridge the time before and after the 1968 Tet offensive, which became a turning point in the War. Upon receiving a commission and returning to Vietnam he found that mostly unmotivated and apathetic draftees gradually replaced the highly motivated professional soldiers he served with in his first tour, mirroring the larger erosion of the American military in Vietnam. His weary realization that the War will be lost and that all the sacrifices he witnessed will be squandered is both sobering and tragic. Along with Goodbye Darkness, this is a classic American war memoir.
Gripping Story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I have read this book at least 20 times. The story never fails to amaze me.
This book is a must read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Matt explains what a lot of us went through. This book should be one used in schools to teach about the War in Vietnam. I was in the Blues of A Troop 9th Cavalry in 1966. Very well done, Matt.
UNFORGETTABLE, A REAL LIFE ACCOUNT OF LIFE IN VIETNAM
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
One of the best books I have read. Matthew Brennan takes you though his personal accounts of his life in Vietnam. It will make you come away of a new appreciation for what our soldiers have done for this country. It will make you want to thank every military person you ever meet.
It's great
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I know the man personally and never knew he wrote a book till just recently and I learned it from his sister he is a good man that was caught in a bad war. He didn't write this book to talk about himself if that was the type of man he is I would have heard about it from him.
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