John M. Del Vecchio is the author of four books, including two bestsellers with approximately 1.4 million copies sold, as well as hundreds of articles. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1969, was drafted and sent to Vietnam in 1970, where he served as a combat correspondent in the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). In 1971, he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for heroism in ground combat.
"There have been a number of excellent books about Vietnam. . .but
none has managed to communicate in such detail the day-to-day pain,
discomfort, frustration and exhilaration of the American military
experience in Vietnam." --Joe Klein, The New York Times Book
Review
""The novel" about the Vietnam War. . .Del Vecchio has constructed
a classic war novel, a complex and frightening book, that gets it
right." --Chicago Sun Times
"An important and distinctly American book." --William Plummer,
Newsweek
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