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Veterans News Hour Daily offers these selections as a wide variety of reading and does not necessarily endorse any particular point of view, or necessarily accept historical interpretations by the authors. As in this photo however we acknowledge opposing views; they often shed new light. To submit a book for review write to us at veter3@sbcglobal.net
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"BRUTE" by Robert Coram: review by The Veterans Hour
BRUTE: The
Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine.
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BRUTE is a must read for all marines, however no matter your branch of the service or level of interest in the military, this is a great and important story. The author takes you on a biographical, historical and emotional journey that is tantalizing from the very beginning. Strategy, technology, power and politics are abundant. The Veterans Hour easily rates "BRUTE", by Robert Coram (4) Stars.
We know a lot of our readers have extensive political/historical and military libraries. Please consider adding "BRUTE" today! Robert Coram has produced a work that will stay fresh in our minds for a very long time. - "The Veterans Hour"
Other reviews----
“Robert Coram has written an in-depth study of a complex and gifted leader who contributed greatly to the Marine Corps’ performance in three wars.” – Proceedings Magazine
“Coram worked his way into the inner circle of one of the Corps’ most famous families and has given us a frank, candid and excellent biography.”—Leatherneck
MORE BOOK REVIEWS
1. "SCARS & STRIPES"
By Eugene B. McDaniel Capt. USN (Ret):
The true story of one man's courage in facing death
as a Vietnam POW.
(4) Stars
2. "THE LAST MEDAL OF
HONOR" By Pete Billac:
The true story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy
Benavidez; and his six hour battle!
(3) Stars
3. "BOWFIN"
By Edwin P. Holt: The story
of one of America's fabled fleet submarines in World war II.
(3) Stars
4. "DECENT INTERVAL"
By Frank Snepp: An
insider's account of Saigon's indecent end, told by the CIA'S chief strategy
analyst in Vietnam. (4) Stars
5. "KOREA"
By Joseph C. Goulden: The untold story
of the war. (3 1/2) Stars
6. "THE NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS" By Jacquin Sanders:
The true story of sinking of the SS Leopold.
(2 1/2) Stars
7. "THE SS LEOPOLD
DISASTER" By Allan Andrade: Another
true account of the SS Leopold and it's aftermath.
(2 1/2) Stars
8. "KISS THE BOYS
GOODBYE" By Monika Jensen-Stevenson & William Stevenson: How
the United States betrayed it's own POW'S in Vietnam.
(2) Stars
9. "BROTHERS"
By Stanley Goff, Robert Sanders With Clark Smith:
The story of black soldiers in the Nam.
(3) Stars
10. "LOST VICTORY"
BY William Colby: A
first hand account account of America's 16 year involvement in Vietnam, by
the former Director of the CIA with James McCargar.
(3 1/2) Stars
11. "VIETNAM"
By Stanley Karnow - A History -
The first complete account of the Vietnam War.
(1) Star
12. "THE ARMY" - By The Army Historical Foundation -
Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson, USA (Ret) Editor
in Chief, Major General Bruce Jacobs, AUS (Ret), and Colonel Raymond K.
Bluhm, Jr. USA (Ret) Graphics Editor - An All encompassing History,
Pictorial, Narrative, and Chronological events of the U. S. Army........ (4)
Stars
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I would like to add a new timely book to the VNHD Four Star Review list. I served as a marine rifleman in Viet Nam, 1968-69. I’ve read much Viet Nam war literature and published a collection of war poetry, On The Way to Khe Sanh, (three of which appeared in The Iowa Review, Spring 2005), and a memoir, Nam Au Go Go - Falling for the Vietnamese Goddess of War. I want to pass on a heads up about Nam Au Go Go – Falling for the Vietnamese Goddess of War, which is available on the web.
My book is different. It talks about something no one I can find has written about - what violence does to war fighters. How, if combat soldiers and marines see too much, do too much, they can cross a threshold into an adaptation to violence and become addicted to it. When your emotional self is killed off by the insanity of war, survivors of this addiction have a hard time re-connecting with society. Combat is a one-way door. Once you go through, you cannot go back. You are changed. Find Nam Au Go Go on booksellers’ websites...................
Thank you John for your book submission.
May God Bless You, Gary Thomas
Library of Congress Links
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Veterans History Project (Library of Congress)
Home Page for the Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Motivated by the urgent need to collect the stories and experiences of war veterans while they are still among us, the U.S. … -
Experiencing War: Women of Four Wars (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the ...
Experiencing War: Women of Four Wars (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress). The four major wars in which American women served after World War II can be split into two pairs. Korea and … -
Prisoners of War in Korea or Vietnam: Experiencing War: Veterans History Project (Library ...
Stories of Prisoners of War (POWs) in Korea or Vietnam, the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress. The undeclared wars fought against the communist regimes in North Korea and North Vietnam brought on the … -
'In Country': Vietnam (June/July/August 2005) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin
Vietnam War veterans sometimes stand in the shadow of the so-called Greatest Generation, the veterans of World War II. On May 4, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project honored Vietnam War veterans in a public … -
Full Description of Vietnam War Bibliography : Databases & E-Resources (Library of Congress ...
Full Description of Vietnam War Bibliography -