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All Good Men: A Lieutenant's Memories of the Korean War

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Colonel Hallahan's precisely written book evokes sad memories of a sad time in our country's history. US forces in the Far East,fresh from the epic achievement of having defeated the forces of imperial Japan, and then imbued with the mind set: "it's over--let's go home", were hastily thrown back into battle to stem the breech of the North Korean attack. As the author so pointedly relates, the politicians in Washington allowed the state of readiness of US forces to deteriorate to a disgracefull degree. The numbers of US KIAs and wounded in the Korean "police action" which were directly attributable to this neglect, may never be known. But "All Good Men" is about those who endured that neglect and who ceaselessly fought their way up and down the mountains of Korea in a seemingly endless round of "we win--they win" battles.

A tough, devoted patriot, and a proud graduate of the United States Military Academy, Colonel Hallahan presents to the reader a primer on how an artillery unit functions. That he is able to recount in such detail the many battles in which his unit took part, is a tribute to his goal of remembering and lauding his men and their successful execution of the unit's mission. His recollections of the many harrowing situations in which he and his men were forced to fight off the enemy, often in brutal weather conditions, while setting up their batteries, are highlights of the book.

"All Good Men" is a book of tribute to the members of our armed services. It is also, in its own way, a tribute to leaders like its author, Colonel Robert F. Hallahan, US Army (Ret.). The book is a good read for veterans and non veterans alike.