A poignant, personal account by an Army district adviser who discovered the Vietcong to be a formidable opponent.--The New York Times
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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An Outstanding Work,
This review is from: Stalking Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account (Paperback)
I had the pleasure to work with then Colonel Herrington before he left the Army. This book is an outstanding work as a personal memoir, an insight into the Vietnam War, and an example of successful counter-insurgency operations. Stalking the Vietcong takes the reader into a relatively ignored, and perhaps the most important side, of the Phoenix program-the district level operations. Most other books on Phoenix tend to concentrate on sensationalized special forces operations or the alleged abuses of the Vietnamese populace. Read this book to get a more complete and accurate picture.
16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book recommend purchasing,
By Mike_Small@classic.msn.com (Wilmington, DE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stalking Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account (Paperback)
I read a lot about Military History, almost exclusively about the Vietnam conflict. It takes me about one chapter or even less to determine
if a book is "good". Having read just under 50
pages, I can already tell that it is going to be an
excellent book. One is quickly put in the shoes
of the author and understands the challenges
he has to overcome. The content has been
accurate and interesting. Some authors spend a
good deal of time with regard to the rigors of military training, leaving home and friends etc... which is good. But, some authors do this well,
and others don't. In Herrington's case we are
almost instantly put into the surroundings in Vietnam and begin to feel a sense of intrigue and a hint of ominous events about to occur. Believe me, I think the emotional issues with regard to the conflict has significant impact, "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young" almost
made me cry. But, I have skipped entire sections of some books just to get to the content relevent to the individual(s) tour of Vietnam.
11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
In microcosm, this book explains the entire war.,
This review is from: Stalking Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account (Paperback)
What's so different here is the intelligence of the author, his sensitivity to and curiosity about the Vietnamese. It's too bad he wasn't a policy-maker. Intensely interesting, entertaining history. I was truly sorry when it was over. I wanted more.
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