It did give me time to read a great book on the challenge of leadership. I led a Military Police platoon briefly and have been on "G" series orders for the last 8 years for those of you who know what that means.
This book realy talks about the strain of command and the anguish of not always getting it right better than any I have ever read. It's lessions apply not only to Vietnam but to small unit leadership throughout time. It truely talks about "Platoon Forward". For the gamer it also makes for some great Vietnam scenarios. The Cross of Iron was the best war novel I had ever read but I think this one matches it and it is not a novel! {Honorable mention goes to Delilah, Soldier of the Great War and Bomber.}
On a second note-- We need some of you to post your stories here! We haven't had a post since March!
Cheers
Joe
Joe, it looks excellent, thanks for the recomendation. Just saw it in Kindle for five bucks, a no brainer
ReplyDeleteI really think you will enjoy it. Don't think you can go wrong with the other books mentioned either though Delilah and Soldier of the Great War are not about combat per say.
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