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Veterans News Hour Daily offers these selections as a wide variety of reading and does not necessarily endorse any particular point of view, or necessarily accept historical interpretations by the authors. As in this photo however we acknowledge opposing views; they often shed new light. To submit a book for review write to us at veter3@sbcglobal.net

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BOOK REVIEWS

1.  "SCARS & STRIPES"  By Eugene B. McDaniel  Capt. USN (Ret):  The true story of one man's courage in facing death as a Vietnam POW. (4) Stars

2.  "THE LAST MEDAL OF HONOR"  By Pete Billac:  The true story of Green Beret Sergeant Roy Benavidez; and his six hour battle! (3) Stars

3.  "BOWFIN"  By Edwin P. Holt:  The story of one of America's fabled fleet submarines in World war II. (3) Stars

4.  "DECENT INTERVAL"  By Frank Snepp:  An insider's account of Saigon's indecent end, told by the CIA'S chief strategy analyst in Vietnam. (4) Stars

5.  "KOREA" By Joseph C. Goulden: The untold story of the war. (3 1/2) Stars

6.  "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" By Jacquin Sanders: The true story of sinking of the SS Leopold. (2 1/2) Stars

7.  "THE SS LEOPOLD DISASTER" By Allan Andrade: Another true account of the SS Leopold and it's aftermath. (2 1/2) Stars

8. "KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE" By Monika Jensen-Stevenson & William Stevenson: How the United States betrayed it's own POW'S in Vietnam. (2) Stars

9. "BROTHERS" By Stanley Goff, Robert Sanders With Clark Smith: The story of black soldiers in the Nam. (3) Stars

10. "LOST VICTORY" BY William Colby: A first hand account account of America's 16 year involvement in Vietnam, by the former Director of the CIA with James McCargar. (3 1/2) Stars

11. "VIETNAM" By Stanley Karnow - A History - The first complete account of the Vietnam War. (1) Star

12. "THE ARMY" -  By The Army Historical Foundation - Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson, USA (Ret) Editor in Chief, Major General Bruce Jacobs, AUS (Ret), and Colonel Raymond K. Bluhm, Jr. USA (Ret) Graphics Editor - An All encompassing History, Pictorial, Narrative, and Chronological events of the U. S. Army........ (4) Stars

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I would like to add a new timely book to the VNHD Four Star Review list. I served as a marine rifleman in Viet Nam, 1968-69. I’ve read much Viet Nam war literature and published a collection of war poetry, On The Way to Khe Sanh, (three of which appeared in The Iowa Review, Spring 2005), and a memoir, Nam Au Go Go - Falling for the Vietnamese Goddess of War.  I want to pass on a heads up about Nam Au Go Go – Falling for the Vietnamese Goddess of War, which is available on the web.

My book is different. It talks about something no one I can find has written about - what violence does to war fighters. How, if combat soldiers and marines see too much, do too much, they can cross a threshold into an adaptation to violence and become addicted to it. When your emotional self is killed off by the insanity of war, survivors of this addiction have a hard time re-connecting with society. Combat is a one-way door. Once you go through, you cannot go back. You are changed.  Find Nam Au Go Go on booksellers’ websites...................

Thank you John for your book submission.
May God Bless You,  Gary Thomas

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