Stand To ...: A Journey to Manhood [Paperback]

E. Evans (Author)

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About the Author

E. Franklin Evans is a decorated, retired career U.S. Army officer who fought as an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam. Employed as a defense contractor, he is a father of three grown children and lives in Georgia with his wife.

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (January 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595450539
• ISBN-13: 978-0595450534
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,485 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 A Journey that Needed to be Shared, July 3, 2009

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W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Assoc... (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand To ...: A Journey to Manhood (Paperback)

Vietnam veteran and author E. Franklin Evans has captured something very special in his personal war memoir, "Stand To...A Journey to Manhood". We get a good glimpse back into the life and times of a "young man" caught in the vortex of war. The reader is treated to a well written accounting of his experiences surviving both the traumas of battles and people. It is historic, personal and entertaining.

This is one of this decade's "Top 10 Best Memoirs" on the Vietnam War experience. The story is emotionally presented through the eyes of a young Army officer - but it is clearly written with the introspection of a much older author. He looks back at that time and place in his life in an attempt to understand and come to grips with these events. It is truly a journey and one that most readers will find well worth taking with this author.

The book gives us some insights on what it was like in one of the remote Special Forces Camps. The readers will find themselves fully engaged and on the edge of their seats as they read about the heavy fighting that took place in and around these camps. The book is about life and death and about those brave young men who lived and died a long time ago. But it is obvious that these events for men like Evans, will never seem that long ago. In their hearts and minds it is just like it happened yesterday.

This book gets my fullest personal endorsement and recommendation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stahd To ---A Journey To Manhood, February 11, 2011

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This review is from: Stand To... A Journey to Manhood (Kindle Edition)

Frank Evans has done a fabulous job of bringing to real life the experience of growing to manhood in combat. As a combat veteran of the Viet Nam war, I was reminded of my own experiences. If you know a Viet Nam veteran, you should read this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars as advertised, May 15, 2010

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W. John (Cincinnati OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand To ...: A Journey to Manhood (Paperback)

although on a subject not popular, this book is timely and appropriate for those who are interested in the Vietnam war from a personal perspective