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on May 22, 2017
Out standing book, opened my eyes to the problem some people have being honest.
on November 30, 2016
poorly written. Long winded. I wish I didn't buy this book
on November 15, 2016
This was purchased as a Christmas gift for our daughter in law who is working on her graduate degree covering the Vietnam war.
on October 1, 2016
Love the produce. Arrived quickly.
on March 2, 2016
As a widow of a man who fought in Vietnam and was a awarded the Silver star, 3 bronze stars, 2 with V device and oakleaf cluster, army commendation medal for valor and was a Ranger, It was disgusting to read about people who wore medals they did not earn. That is exactly like stealing the honor of those who earned the medals.
on August 27, 2015
The book documented the abuses of individuals, the media, and the VA in the handling of Vietnam Vets, particularly of those who claimed to have been in combat. The authors used the Freedom of Information Act to show the bias in many news accounts of returning vets, the bias in blockbuster movies, and the failure of the VA to check the stories of all the soldiers who claimed PTSD but were not in Vietnam or were not in combat roles. All of this was excellent. What the author did not include were the results from a large number of academic studies of Vietnam Vets with statistical comparisons of vets from other wars, soldiers who served during the same period but were not in Vietnam, and soldiers in Vietnam that saw combat and those who were in Vietnam but did not see combat. Had the authors included those studies, they could have shown us the forest as well as the individual trees. We would have seen the Vietnam veterans were no more likely to come back "damaged by war" than soldiers of other periods and that, on average, Vietnam vets have been more successful than persons of similar backgrounds and educations who did not serve.
