A grunt’s eye view of the Vietnam War. Clark volunteered for infantry service in Vietnam. He gives a day by day account of his year in country. Most of his time was spent in routine tasks, but he was involved in two major battles when his unit was almost overrun.
Clark details the courage of individual soldiers and the stupidity of the commanders. The futility of the Vietnam War is evident without the author having to take a political position. Clark honors those he served with by detailing acts of bravery and cowardice; cruelty and compassion; honor and dishonor.
I did not expect much when I started this book, but I was captivated and could not put it down. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing a pre-publication copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Characters were well developed. The plot was intriguing. Loved the descriptiveness of the book. I would like to read more from this author