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I Hear No Bugles

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I Hear No Bugles by Robert Mercy is an amazing story that is very well written and a must read. I enjoyed learning about the Kroean War from the first hand perspective of an infantry soldier who had no fear in the face of death. He and his twin brother Richard and their good friend Robinson lived through some horrific situations. Robert's style of writing is compelling and exciting and includes humor and insight. This is a book of near death encounters on a regular basis and his complete honesty in the telling of this experience is profound. If you want to know what really went on during the early first year of this hectic and devestating war then read this book. Excellent writing skills, insight and honesty all come together to make a very worthwhile and interesting book. This book would make a great motion picture. Mary Simpson

As a man from G Co. 19th 24th Mar 51- dec 51.
From the time this book arrived, I opened and started reading. It became my objective to finish and absorb it's information. It helped me remember what went on with our unit prior my time.
Thanks to The Mercy Brothers, I read it in three days but in our reunion at Springfield Tom read it in one day.

I Hear No Bugles by Robert W. Mercy is one of the most remarkable true Korean War stories I've read in many years. This book takes the reader into the barrooms of post World War II Japan. He thumps drunken soldiers' heads as he serves MP duty. He witnesses his leading sargeant drive a jeep right through a barroom door. He carries you up the hills as he fights Chinese invaders. He charges ahead with a pistol in one hand and a Samarai sword in the other. He became a member of the elite 11th Airborne Division, which took on some of the most challenging assignments during the Korean War, such as the Chungchon River: "Silhouetted figures crumbled in the blinding flashes of my bucking M1, to appear again, and again, and again." Obviously the 11th Airborne deserves the reputation for being one of the most feared combat teams ever assembled: Spartans, mean on the battlefield, and cavalier in the face of death. Yet, these warriors took time to celebrate the rare birthday among the troops, even if they had to cut the cake with a bayonet--a weapon meant to serve death. And, Robert Mercy's bayonet had built-in brass knuckles. I Hear No Bugles is a book that movies are made of. How SGT Mercy captures dialog, humor, action, and absolute battlefield chaos is beyond imagination. Clearly Robert Mercy is the one who has survived to tell the story. This book is a must read.

I met the author and was impressed by his stories on some of his experiences in movies and so forth. When I bought the book, I enjoyed seeing his picture in the book. Great book for history buffs. My 15 year old son read it and enjoyed it immensely. Definitely recommend!