[PanBaccha]

MATTERHORN ~ a novel on the Vietnam War by Karl Malantes. Ever hear of it? A vicarious absorption of horror and sublime human moments of jungle warfare.
I highly recommend it to anyone interested in a detail account of military engagement at the hills of Matterhorn, as described brilliantly by Karl Malantes.

[winds-of-change]

Thank you. That will be my next read.

[yingpin]

PanBacca,

I agree, that book was really a great read. I read that novel last year and it painted a picture of the war that showed how bad things were. It was a different perspective.

I read that novel after I read the WWII novel Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand. If you have not read that one yet, pick it up and I would bet that you cant put it down. I was facinated by this book and some others thought that it was a fabrication of the truth of how brutal things were as a POW. I can't imagine how anyone can go throug the things they did.

[VikingGuy]

I am always on the lookout for something to read. Going to put these two on the list.

[jordan89]

Put it on my list.

[PanBaccha]

Originally Posted by yingpin

PanBacca,

I agree, that book was really a great read. I read that novel last year and it painted a picture of the war that showed how bad things were. It was a different perspective.

I read that novel after I read the WWII novel Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand. If you have not read that one yet, pick it up and I would bet that you cant put it down. I was facinated by this book and some others thought that it was a fabrication of the truth of how brutal things were as a POW. I can't imagine how anyone can go throug the things they did.

It will be on my reading list. Thanks for the heads-up.

[7point62]

I normally steer clear of books about Vietnam because they hit too close to home...but maybe I'll give this one a look. I haven't read a Nam book since We Were Soldiers... and that one caused me a few sleepless nights.

[winds-of-change]

Originally Posted by yingpin

I read that novel after I read the WWII novel Unbroken by Laura Hilenbrand. If you have not read that one yet, pick it up and I would bet that you cant put it down. I was facinated by this book and some others thought that it was a fabrication of the truth of how brutal things were as a POW. I can't imagine how anyone can go throug the things they did.

Upon going to Amazon to buy both books recommended in this thread I came across this book. It was actually written by the man who is the subject of Laura Hilenbrand's book, Louis Zamperini. You all might want to check this out, too. I ordered it along with the two other books recommended here. I already own "We Were Sodliers".

http://www.amazon.com/Devil-My-Heels-Olympians-Astonishing/dp/0062118854/ref=dp_ob_title_bk


Here is another book I own that I recommend for a very insightful read from our men and women who were in Vietnam. Some made it back, some didn't.

http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Vietnam-Voices-Bill-Adler/dp/0345463900/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1335884098&sr=8-8

[PanBaccha]

Originally Posted by winds-of-change

Upon going to Amazon to buy both books recommended in this thread I came across this book. It was actually written by the man who is the subject of Laura Hilenbrand's book, Louis Zamperini. You all might want to check this out, too. I ordered it along with the two other books recommended here. I already own "We Were Sodliers".

http://www.amazon.com/Devil-My-Heels-Olympians-Astonishing/dp/0062118854/ref=dp_ob_title_bk


Here is another book I own that I recommend for a very insightful read from our men and women who were in Vietnam. Some made it back, some didn't.

http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Vietnam-Voices-Bill-Adler/dp/0345463900/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1335884098&sr=8-8

'Letters from Vietnam' was a documentary done by HBO showcase with an array of actors & actresses reading each of them.

[barneygoogle]

Thanks for the heads up, but I prefer cowboy books. I didn't know any of them.