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Jun 02, 2011
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Wow, wow, wow. I want to say a special, heartfelt thanks to every Vietnam veteran. This is a book I'll never forget. As many who served in this jungle have said better than I can, this is a powerful story of so many aspects of war, particularly this war. Everything was so nebulous, I don't see how anyone either managed to fight or came out alive. This is a story of the people of that war up and down the ranks. If you never fought in such a war (I didn't) and want to know what war is like, read t
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So many great reviews have been written about Matterhorn that I am reluctant to even try. I will say that this is the greatest novel of the 21st century that I have read. I know we're only 12 years in, but still, this will be a tough one to beat. Why it didn't win the Pulitzer I don't know. In college I took a semester class on the Vietnam War. I have forgotten most of what I learned that summer, but I will never forget this novel. I have learned more from Matterhorn than I have from numerous hi
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A moving portrait of a marine corps company trying to defend a hill in Vietnam. The boredom, the action and death are palpable. I was throughly absorbed by the book and highly recommend it.
I couldn't read it. War sucks.
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