Warriors : An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam
Editorial Reviews
Review
"He tells the story ...with crisp, clean, fast-moving prose, unromanticized and unsentimental, but not without affection for the men of Charlie Company." -Carl Schoettler, Baltimore Sun April 7, 2004.
“His straightforward, low-key account of horror, boredom, camaraderie, humor, heroism, the…turmoil…at home, and his own…discomfort at how it was being conducted, demonstrates…the experience of a typical rifle unit.” -Bostonia, Spring 2004
Awarded the "Writer of Excellence Award for 2004" by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade Association
Book Description
On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.
It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over a group of grunts demoralized by defeat but determined to get even. Through the legendary Tet and May Offensives, he led, trained, and risked his life with these brave men, and this is the thrilling, brutal, and honest story of his tour of duty. Tonsetic tells of leading a seriously undermanned ready-reaction force into a fierce, three-day battle with a ruthless enemy battalion; conducting surreal night airmobile assaults and treks through fetid, pitch-black jungles; and relieving combat stress by fishing with hand grenades and taking secret joyrides in Hueys.
During that fateful year, as unrest erupted at home and politicians groped for a way out of the war, Tonsetic and his men did their job as soldiers and earned the title “Warriors.”
Warriors : An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam
Warriors: An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam,Robert Tonsetic,Presidio Press,089141844X,Biography / Autobiography,History,Military,Military - General,Military - Vietnam War,Personal Memoirs,Personal narratives,Personal narratives, American,Tonsetic, Robert,Vietnam War, 1961-1975,Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975,Asian history: Vietnam War,Biography: general,History / Military / General,Vietnam,Warfare & Defence,c 1960 to c 1970,c 1970 to c 1980
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