Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War
by Michael Sallah, Mitch Weiss
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My Dad had me read "Strong Men Armed" I learned so much and had a whole new appreciation of my Grandfather and his life in service. However, This book is about a platoon and their atrocities in Vietnam. It didn't sink in until Chapter 12 when I realized it wasn't just a few random acts of violence. That's what the whole book was about, so I quit reading it.While I'm not naive enough to believe that these atrocities didn't happen, I don't want to read about them. My Dad is a Vietnam...more
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This book is an investigative report that uncovers the atrocities committed by a rogue army unit. The authors are not veterans, and were not a part of this unit.
This particular unit was kept off the Army's books in order to do some dirty work that ordinarily is not appropriate for an army unit.
While they say war is hell, some of the men in this unit behaved things that crossed the line. Probably not on par with the My Lai massacre, but it seems there were some rotten apples in this un...more
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Read in November, 2008
I was amazed at the psychopaths that ended up in Vietnam, and I had no knowledge of these war crimes by this specific military unit.
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Read in March, 2008
Excellent expose.
Tragedy b/c the individual soldiers were placed in a morally compromising situation.
Disturbing b/c of
- the # of innocent noncombantant killed
- the psychological damage done to brave men who volunteered to serve their country
- the degree to which various officers and Army administrators actively suppresses the scandal
- the likelihood the event will recur b/c the Army has not acknowledged what occurred nor learned from it
A must read for those interested in the Mai ...more
Tragedy b/c the individual soldiers were placed in a morally compromising situation.
Disturbing b/c of
- the # of innocent noncombantant killed
- the psychological damage done to brave men who volunteered to serve their country
- the degree to which various officers and Army administrators actively suppresses the scandal
- the likelihood the event will recur b/c the Army has not acknowledged what occurred nor learned from it
A must read for those interested in the Mai ...more
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Wow! So much of Vietnam is too violent to bring to the classroom. However, this was an amazing journey through one of histories biggest government cover-ups. If you read it, be prepared for the shock value and equally prepared for the surprising consequences (or lack thereof.
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Read in August, 2007
I counldn't help but think that this would have been a great New Yorker article. I just got too bogged down inthe detail. That said, I think it was an important look into how massacres happen.
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Read in July, 2007
recommends it for:
People who don't like war.
This book is follows one of the most horrible series of events in Vietnam which happened over and over again. If you don't think this is happening today as well, you are weird.
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A book about events that occured during the Vietnam War, things no one ever hears about.
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Read in January, 2006
More depressing than illuminating or instructive.
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
Soldiers
Tiger Force were victims.
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