Our Year of War
Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided
by Daniel P. Bolger
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Pub Date Nov 07 2017 | Archive Date Dec 10 2017
Perseus Books, Da Capo Press | Da Capo Press
Description
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.
Advance Praise
"Our Year of War is a vivid war story that soars beyond the battlefields to become a metaphor for life's struggles and redemption. Drawing on an exhaustive depth of research and first-hand combat experience, General Bolger weaves together a tale of brotherly devotion and a warning about ambitious senior officials who lacked humility and common sense."
--Bing West, author of The Wrong War: A History of the War in Afghanistan
"Our Year of War is the remarkable tale of two brothers--one of them a future Secretary of Defense--who walked point together in the same Army infantry platoon in Vietnam. It's a story of war, and a story of family, and a reminder that America's wars are, in the end, fought by families. Dan Bolger has done us all a great service with this wonderful book."
--Nathaniel Fick, author of the New York Times bestseller One Bullet Away
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780306903267 |
| PRICE | $28.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 368 |
Featured Reviews
Carolyn P, Reviewer
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.
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