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The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U.S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit

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A classic book that everyone should read. Having grown up watching John Wayne in The Green Berets and listening to Barry Saddler sing "Put silver wings on my son's chest..." I should have read this book 30+ years ago.

Many parallels to today's conflict in the Middle East. It's amazing how little has changed.

The new edition of Robin Moore's Vietnam War era classic "The Green Berets" is as timely and relevant today as it was when it was published over forty years ago.

What is amazing is that the problems faced by the Green Berets in Vietnam described by Moore are the very same problems faced by our soldiers today in the War on Terror. These include the problems of corrupt local soldiers, religious differences and the age old cultural clash between the conventional military mindset and the unconventional warrior. If one changed the locations names from Vietnam to Iraq the stories would be ripped from today's headlines.

The new edition also contains materials which were not in the original edition. It was also enjoyable to read the various stories which contributed elements to the John Wayne movie which was based on the book. The book is well worth your time.

I purchased this when doing research for a script. It's a great resource, and also a great story for reading.

This is an updated version of the original book that the movie was made after. It is good and gives you a sense of the mess that Washington made of the war and why we can't win wars any longer as long as Washington and the media are allowed to run it.