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Book Review of Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War

Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Helpful Score: 2


Well written, understandable, very HUMAN. You don't have to be a man to love this book and empathize with the 'kids' whose lives were in the hands of military brass interested in promotion, status, how they were viewed by their peers. As I read it, I thought of the Civil War too--and World War I, and what my father said about being a young kid serving in freezing Korea--well worth the read. Best I've read about Vietnam.