A wonderful book I learned so much about the war. It is informative, sad, made my blood boil. All the things it should have. A really great piece of history

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  From the publisher - 
Two brothers--Chuck and Tom Hagel--who went to war in Vietnam, fought in the same unit, and saved each other's life. They disagreed about the war, but they fought it together.
1968. America was divided. Flag-draped caskets came home by the thousands. Riots ravaged our cities. Assassins shot our political leaders. Black fought white, young fought old, fathers fought sons. And it was the year that two brothers from Nebraska went to war.
In Vietnam, Chuck and Tom Hagel served side by side in the same rifle platoon. Together they fought in the Mekong Delta, battled snipers in Saigon, chased the enemy through the jungle, and each saved the other's life under fire. But when their one-year tour was over, these two brothers came home side-by-side but no longer in step--one supporting the war, the other hating it.
Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and his brother Tom epitomized the best, and withstood the worst, of the most tumultuous, shocking, and consequential year in the last half-century. Following the brothers' paths from the prairie heartland through a war on the far side of the world and back to a divided America, Our Year of War tells the story of two brothers at war--a gritty, poignant, and resonant story of a family and a nation divided yet still united.

War is hell Tomorrow is Remembrance Day (Canada), Veteran's Day (USA) and Armistice Day, etc. worldwide.  This book was raw and unsettling to read and I found myself flipping through it as it was too upsetting to read.  Three stars for being good ... maybe too good.? It's hard to verbalize)

Reading this brings back memories of my father who passed in 2008 and was a disabled Vietnam Veteran. This book reinforces my theory that the problems of today's society rest primarily in lack of education- lack of knowledge of what each and every soldier in this country has faced, especially those returning after Vietnam.  Whether they were staunch supporters of the cause or embarassed participants- they were soldiers and have battle scars- not only for what they faced in the war abroad but events they faced when returning home. While Vietnam era veterans grow to be proud of their service, they also know many errors made in that war still plague our country forging into various wars since.