Soldier [Hardcover]

Anthony Herbert (Author), James T. Wooten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1998

feel like you were there. Great book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Collectors Reprints, Inc. (August 1, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 1565150201
• ISBN-13: 978-1565150201
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,177,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serving with Lt.Col. Herbert, August 13, 2000

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Mark Pavlac (Concord,Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldier (Hardcover)

I served in col. Herberts batt. while he was our 6.The 2/503rd was not doing much until he arrived.He really shook it up from top to bottom.I read the book when it was first released in 73,or74 and it is very true.The army railroded him. He wouldn't tolerate My Lai type sitituations and was hurt when he stopped them from being apart of his command. He was the best 6 I ever served under.He actually participated in company,platoon and squad size operations while our 6.He gained all of the grunts trust and respect by doing so.A must read for any soldier.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read on the machinations of bureaucracy., March 9, 1999

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[e-mail] (Cincinnati, OH.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldier (Hardcover)

What appears on the surface to be the story of how Lt. Col Anthony Herbert, clearly one of the last true American heroes, was railroaded out of military service is in actuality a textbook look into the inner workings of Machiavellian corporate structure.

Herbert is an old-fashioned, principled American who still believes in integrity and practices what he preaches. In contrast, look no farther than our national response to the antics of our current commander-in-chief (as translated by approval ratings) to see how we as a nation regard our principles in our time of greed. How did we get there? This book sheds many insights on that question.

Spin doctoring is not a new art form. Its just a new phrase. Anyone who has wrongly lost a promotion, or a bid or an account to a lesser individual or firm, or who has been wronged by police, the legal system, false advertising, the government, or the credit bureau should by now undertsand that spin doctoring is the key to power and control.

How we have been lulled into slumberland by media manipulation is the subject of other books, but to see spin doctoring in action on a personal level, you have no better example than "Soldier".

First published in 1973, a paperback copy was given to me by a friend. I am ordering the 1998 hardcover edition as a permanent addition to my library. That it should resurface at this time after 25 years is no surprise. Thank you, Colonel Herbert.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!, January 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Soldier (Hardcover)

When I was a young Marine I was given a copy of this book by one of the Soldiers who served under Lt. Col. Herbert. He was mother-in-law boyfriend at the time. Well, as a young Marine I did not think much of it at the time, until I was over seas and read it. I could not stop reading it. I must have spent every minute I had free reading it. It was simply an OUTSTANDING book. I know I would have loved to serve in his Army. That's pretty hard to say being a Marine an all.