Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

Ágætis innsýn í líf vandræðaunglings sem gerist sjálfboðaliði í Víetnamstríðinu. Þvælist í gegnum leyniskyttuþjálfun og erfitt líf hermanns. Nokkuð opinskár um drykkju og vandræði sín auk þess hve klúðurslegt herskipulag herdeilda Bandaríkjahers var oft á tíðum. Mjög hrá saga en verður að lesast sem slík.

Vietnam memoir of a young Marine who volunteered to become a Scout Sniper and then ran a bunch of missions, led a group (the "Rogues"), and experimented with some novel tactics. Focuses primarily on the people he was with and and actions during Vietnam (rather than technical details or politics), and gives good insight into the character of Marines during the conflict.

This gave me a new appreciation of what the military and Marines do. This helped me understand what our soldiers' go through during war that we can't fully comprehend unless we have been through it. It allowed me to realize why soldiers when home do not talk about what they have experienced. It gave me a different outlook on Vietnam than the traditional textbook viewpoint. It also gave me a glimpse into how bureaucracy can screw up something so badly.