The author obviously walked the walk and was a intriguing part of The Vietnam war. He is well spoken and was able to take his experience and put it on paper. I myself was stationed at most of those described locations and was assigned to the 3rd Tank Batt Bravo Co. and can attest to the accuracy of this Author’s descriptions, read it you’ll like it, Joe B.

I respect the truth, however I respect you Kug and all the men and women in the armed forces greater. Thank you for your service, God bless.

I have read many books about the war in Vietnam, most of which were written by active participants. The general consensus always seems to revert back to the fact that the politicians in Washington tied the hands of the military, thus crippling their efforts to win the war. Having seen first hand how true this is, it is a wonder that even more Americans weren’t killed in this war. This book follows that same pattern. First hand accounts of war can be gruesome, enthralling, and downright terrifying to those not accustomed to such carnage. The author does a good job of mixing the realities of the brutalities of war with the very human side of its participants. This is evident in the episode where the snipers are actually cheering for an enemy soldier to make it to freedom before being taken out by air support. I especially liked the prologue where the author gives an update on the many characters found in the book. I thought that was nice touch. Overall, I recommend this book to all readers who are interested in the Vietnam war.

From the beginning to the end the book tells the true story of the very crazy war of Vietnam definitely took me there in my mind!

First off if your looking for the books about the snipers who went out on one or two man teams in hostile jungle for days,this isnt it. But is a great tale of brave snipers that the the marines were just figuring out how to use in the puzzle that was vietnam.a great read no doubt

War is a machine, unfortunately it's strategies are thought up by men far removed from the war itself...Your war Kug was different from mine (US Army 25th Infantry Div RVN 1967-68) Thank you for shedding light on life as a Marine Sniper. Welcome Home and Thank you for your service.