I Hear No Bugles (Paperback)

~ Robert Winston Mercy (Author)

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The central theme is Robert's war experiences as a platoon Sergeant of an all-Korean infantry assault unit within an American rifle company; and how a lifetime of absorbed film propaganda and an idealistic quest for honor and meaning plays out against the illusion-shattering reality experienced during 8 major campaigns. The author's twin brother served with him. Collectively they earned 1 Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 4 Purple Hearts and a Presidential Unit Citation for leading a bayonet charge. This is the only known recorded account by a frontline infantrymen who fought in the first hectic year of the Korean War. 106 photos, 7 maps, 18 documents.

Product Details

• Paperback: 436 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (April 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143571704X
• ISBN-13: 978-1435717046
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #722,321 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Book!, August 27, 2008

By	Mary E. Simpson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I hear no bugles, September 23, 2008

By	Mario Iezzoni "Soldier Boy of G Co" (Coal Mines of Pa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Korean War from the Ground Level, August 16, 2008

By	Frederic N. Rounds (Weaverville, California USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.