Commanche Six [Mass Market Paperback]

James L. Estep (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 1992

A young company commander tells what it was like to inherit an air mobile rifle company of under-achieving infantry soldiers and mold it into a successful fighting outfit in the rice paddies of enemy territory. Reprint.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

During four tours of duty in Vietnam between 1962 and 1973, Estep rose from sergeant to captain. A dedicated soldier, he was an accessible and understanding leader for the company, as can be seen in his view of combat: "The death of enemy soldiers . . . produced . . . a feeling of exhilaration much like that experienced when one's high school football team scores a touchdown." At the same time he also reports on the horrors of war, of infantrymen cut in half by enemy fire, of a firefight in a sector littered with two-week-old decaying corpses, of leeches in every rice paddy, of the serious wound that cut short his third tour. As candid and vivid as this account is, the now-retired Estep left Vietnam puzzled by the enemy's tenacious dedication. Nonetheless an impressive.
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Dell (July 4, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440212731
• ISBN-13: 978-0440212737
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,901,748 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comanche six gets a five!, October 8, 2002

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Mindy (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comanche Six: Company Commander in Vietnam (Hardcover)

I may be a little biased but this book is great! The reason I say this is because it is written by my father's company commander. It depicts a fairly realistic idea of what my father saw for the time he was under Estep's command, but Estep did leave out some things and elaborate on others. It is an interesting book to read and it is a part of my history.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get the real story from someone who was there & wanted to be, August 21, 2007

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Gregory R. Sylvain "History buff" (Hooksett NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Comanche Six: Company Commander in Vietnam (Hardcover)

This book was great, no Rambo personalities just honest bravery and men doing what they felt was right for their country. I would highly recommend it as well as Victor Six, another story of a company commander and what it's like to lead men into war.