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"Want to know what Vietnam was really like? 60 Stories, 271 photographs, and 4.6 Stars on over 100 customer reviews. From a Marine sniper in Hue, to a medevac dust-off pilot going into a hot LZ, Navy Corpsmen, A-6 pilots taking out bridges and SAM sites in North Vietnam, a nurse on the USS Repose, combat medics deep in the jungle, machine gunners in I-Corps, mechanics working on the rolling deck of a big carrier on Yankee Station, squad leaders on infantry sweeps in ""the Arizona Territory,"" truck convoys under fire, riverine patrol boats in the Delta, Coast Guard ""Jolly Green"" search and rescue helicopters pulling downed pilots from the jungle, tank platoons in an all-out armor assault, Loach pilots in hunter-killer teams, and many more -- from the Delta to the DMZ, this book puts you in their boots. Some of us were drafted. Some enlisted. Some were true war heroes, but most were just trying to survive. As everyone ""in-country"" knew, Vietnam was all about luck, good or bad. If you were there, you understand. If you weren't, grab a copy and start reading, anywhere in the book. The stories are like Doritos. Try a few and you won't be able to stop. The Vietnam War was the seminal event of my generation and affected so many lives. Over 58,200 of us paid the ultimate price, but the war didn't end when the last US helicopter lifted off from the roof of the US Embassy in Saigon. It continues to take its ugly toll on many who did come home. Instead of bands and parades, we got PTSD and Agent Orange, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, neuropathy, leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease, and prostate cancer, and many more. As they say, ""Vietnam is the gift that keeps on giving."" Unfortunately, what little our kids and grandkids know of the war comes from books that only focus on one soldier, one unit, and one year, or movies like Oliver Stone's Platoon and Hamburger Hill, leaving people to think that all we did was crawl through the jungle on the Cambodian border smoking dope. But that wasn't how most of us spent our year. In February, I published Volume 1. Due to the amazing response it received from vets and their families, I'm publishing Volume 2, with even more interesting, exciting, and informative stories. Hopefully, they will help correct that narrative."

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Bob, Veteran: 5 Stars! Outstanding Book. Another of Bill Brown's Must Reads. I am a US Navy Vietnam Veteran and have read Bill Brown's Our Vietnam Wars volumes 1, 2, & 3. All are outstanding books. They tell the personal stories of individual Vets whole life, from their lives before they went into the service, their service, and their lives after they came back. Wallace E. Walker: 5 Stars! What War is Like This is a terrific book that helps veterans and non-veterans alike better understand what war is like. These are true stories told by Vietnam War veterans. They detail what happened in their war and then how their lives developed thereafter. I strongly recommend it. Earl Walker, PhD Rick DeStefanis: 5 Stars! The Truth It is the unvarnished and unembellished Vietnam War experience as told by the men who were there. Their stories not only show how they got there but how the war affected their lives afterward. Brown has freed them from the one-dimensional characterizations popularized by Hollywood. Gary: 5 Stars! Fourth in an exceptional series of books I just finished this book. I have read each of the 4. There is something every Vietnam Vet can relate to somewhere in this fine selection of stories. They might, just might, give the non-vet a feel for what it was like to serve and return home to a mostly uncaring home front. Dan G. Kindle Reviewer: 5 Stars! As a Veteran of Vietnam, I was eager to read this book. It is absolutely fabulous. A lot of recollections I could relate to on a personal level. If you are a Nam Vet, or if you are into Nam research, GET THIS BOOK, it is priceless.

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A native of Chicago, I received a BA from The University of Illinois in History and Russian Area studies, and a Master's in City Planning. I served as a Company Commander in the US Army in Vietnam and became active in local and regional politics. As a Vice President of the real estate subsidiary of a Fortune 500 corporation, I traveled widely in Europe, Russia, China, and the Middle East, locations which have featured in my writing. I play bad golf, have become a dogged runner, and paint passable landscapes in oil and acrylic. Retired, my wife and I live in Florida.The best way to follow my work and learn about sales and freebees is through my web site http: //www.billbrownthrillernovels.com, which has Preview Chapters of each of my novels, interviews, book reviews, and other links.

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