Charlie Mike [Mass Market Paperback]

Leonard B. Scott (Author)

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Publication Date: May 12, 1988

If war may be said to bring out the worst in governments, it frequently brings out the best in people. This is a novel about some of the very best. Some led. Some followed. Some died. Meet Sergeant David Grady, Sarah Boyce, Major John Colven, Lieutenant Le Be Son...in the great Vietnam war novel, CHARLIE MIKE.

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If war may be said to bring out the worst in governments, it frequently brings out the best in people. This is a novel about some of the very best. Some led. Some followed. Some died. Meet Sergeant David Grady, Sarah Boyce, Major John Colven, Lieutenant Le Be Son...in the great Vietnam war novel, CHARLIE MIKE.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 12, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345344022
• ISBN-13: 978-0345344021
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 0.8 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the emotions of Viet Nam in a book., March 26, 1999

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This review is from: Charlie Mike (Mass Market Paperback)

As a Viet Nam veteran this is the first book on Nam that I have ever finished and I am ordering three more of his books today. I lost track of the number of times I cried when I read this book and that was only one of the many emotions I felt. If you like action or want a realistic idea of what Nam was like you will love this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High Speed, HooAh!, March 15, 2006

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This review is from: Charlie Mike (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought this book back in 1986 when I attended jump school at Ft. Benning, GA. LTC Scott was my commanding officer while at jump school. But what enticed me to read the book more then anything was the author. LTC Scott was the most strac, high speed individual I ever had the privilege to meet. He had an aura about him that made him seem invincible, nay I even say, bullet proof. "You gotta love it" was his catch phrase he would always say. The book was as awesome as the man. I still have the book that LTC Scott autographed for me even after many natural disasters. He also presented me with my jump wings on graduation day. There is a picture of him on the back of the book, that is how I will always remember him, he looked like that on any given duty day. I went on to RIP after jump school and while I was only down the hill, I did not get to see LTC Scott very often after that. I often think about him and wonder what ever became of him and his career? I have never held the brass in very high esteem, but LTC Scott was the exception. I would have followed him to hell and back no questions asked. Read this book, you won't be dissapointed.

Rangers Lead The Way! HooAh!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fitting tribute to one of our great elite fighting forces, April 3, 2000

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This review is from: Charlie Mike (Mass Market Paperback)

Although the U.S. Army Rangers is mostly glamorized for its daring assault on Pointe du Hoc during the Normandy landings in WW2 and in Spielberg's movie "Saving Private Ryan" (which involved a certain squad of 2nd Battalion Rangers on a dubious mission), it has evolved into a leaner force in Vietnam with a much different mission, that of being the long-range "eyes and ears" of the Army. In "Charlie Mike," Leonard B. Scott portrayed the harsh reality of combat through the eyes and minds of these soldiers whose every mission was a struggle for survival, isolated deep behind enemy lines. As a former Ranger himself who served in 'Nam, Scott's descriptions of the sights and smells of combat as well as the camaraderie of the Brotherhood-in-Arms possess a realism and immediacy few novels equalled even today. The only deficiencies (hence "only" 4 stars) in this book are the poorly drawn romantic scenes; they probably are best left out altogether because, rather than lending a more human element to the story, they only served as boring interludes to the pace of the action. Luckily, the novel's written in "snippets" so that you can easily skip these parts. All in all, not a bad debut novel. If you like this type of book, I highly recommend "Black Hawk Down," which is based on the snafu in Mogadishu, Somalia.