Electronic Book
An American Atrocity by Mike McCarey
February 26, 2015
Mike McCarey served as the First Marine Division's chief prosecutor for most of 1968 when that unit was in Vietnam. McCarey’s office prosecuted all felony cases in the division. Captain Conners is the main character in…
Vietnam Convoy Trucker by William Patterson
February 21, 2015
Xulan, a Christian-based press, guided Bill Patterson through the process of writing his memoir, Vietnam Convoy Trucker (202 pp., $29.95, hardcover; $19.99, paper; $9.99, Kindle). He could have benefited from a bit more guidance. The…
Run Between the Raindrops by Dale Dye
February 19, 2015
Dale Dye served multiple tours in the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1970 as a Marine Corps combat correspondent. He rose through the ranks and retired as a Captain after putting in twenty-one years. In Vietnam, Dye survived…
Surprised at Being Alive by Robert F. Curtis
February 16, 2015
It takes Robert F. Curtis forty-two pages to get to Vietnam in his memoir, Surprised at Being Alive: An Accidental Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam and Beyond (Casemate, 298 pp., $32.95 hardcover; $9.99 Kindle). But the…
Those Who Remain by Ruth W. Crocker
February 14, 2015
On May 17, 1969, a North Vietnamese booby trap killed Army Captain David Rockwell Crocker, Jr., the commander of Alpha Company, 22nd Infantry, and three of his men. Although Dave Crocker's wife Ruth had his…
One Man’s Story by Michael Clark
February 13, 2015
For Michael Clark the road to Vietnam was as twisty and convoluted as a walk through the forest: stunning and green with its richness, covered with underbrush and sticker bushes in other areas, smooth and…
Secrets Brought Home by James Milton Smith
February 9, 2015
James Milton Smith, the author of Secrets Brought Home (Amazon Digital Services, 425 pp., $14.99, paper; $9.99, Kindle), is a former Marine and a graduate of CalPoly. His novel is about Owen O’Brien, a newly…
Flying Into the Storm by Bill Norris
February 7, 2015
Bill Norris is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. The cover of his book, Flying Into the Storm (Nekko Books, 272 pp., $24, hardcover; $12.99, paper; $4.99, Kindle), makes it look as though it…
Ruff Puff by Phil Tompkins
February 4, 2015
Before reading Phil Tompkins's Ruff Puff: A ‘MAT’ Team Leader’s Story (Amazon Digital Services, 291 pp., $10.99, paper; $2.99, Kindle) I knew what Ruff Puff meant but had never heard of MAT. Tompkins wasted little time in…
Uniforms by David G. Duchesneau
January 30, 2015
"This book speaks from the heart and mind of everyone who has ever had the experience of attending a Catholic school with nuns, all those who were ever so fortunate to be a member of…