Hill 568 (Echo Company) [Paperback]

Zack Emerson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Point (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590445928
• ISBN-13: 978-0590445924
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, fantastic!, November 8, 1999

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This review is from: Hill 568 (Echo Company) (Paperback)

I've have read all his books in the series of Echo Company. This is one of the best vietnam, or rather any war book I've ever read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are cheating yourself by not reading this, September 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hill 568 (Echo Company) (Paperback)

This is the second book out of the Echo Company series and one of the better ones. Funny and thought-provoking, it is a shame that this series of books are out of print. The style of writing is fantastic and you literally fall in love with the characters. I read this book several times and still find it as ammusing as ever.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My least favorite of the series, November 22, 2006

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This review is from: Hill 568 (Echo Company) (Paperback)

"Hill 568" continues the story of Michael, first introduced in "Welcome to Vietnam" as an 18-year-old Colorado boy drafted into the Army to fight in a war he doesn't like or truly understand.

Although the series is fictional, it is based upon fact, and the battles described in "Hill 568" were all too horribly experienced by real Vietnam veterans.

Despite the scattering of humor and non-battle-related sideplots, I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others in the series...perhaps for the very reason that it was largely war. Nonetheless, it's important to read if you want a clear and complete picture of the entire series.

This book is the second of a four-part series -- five, if you count "The Road Home," which was written under Ellen Emerson White and is the conclusion of Michael's story.