while Horgan offers his critique
is invaluable for Palfrey's unique eyewitness perspective
The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals
Nat becomes a Buffalo Soldier and is befriended by Wild Bill Hickok
And Ray saw most of the war from the front rank
Strange Ground tempted/scandal while Horgan offers his critiqueFrom a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese to the frenzied evacuation of Saigon in 1975, this book gathers the narratives of over sixty U. S. citizensmedics, diplomats, clerks, housewives, spies, grunts, and generalswho lived, worked, and fought in Southeast Asia during America's thirty year involvement in Vietnam. The result is a work of visceral immediacy and tragic sweep.