Brennan's War : Vietnam 1965-1969

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare book. Collectible. The searing true story of life and death in an air cavalry assault troop. Tense combat action highlights this impressive memoir by a ``grown man of 20'' who volunteered for three tours in Vietnam. Bored with his initial duty at division headquarters, Private Brennan obtained reassignment to ``The Blues, '' a crack combat unit of the 1st Air Cavalry Division whose trademark was striking by helicopter into the heart of the Vietnamese jungle. They brought the battle to the enemy - and saw more deadly combat in a month than most line troops did in a year. Three years and over 400 assaults later, Matthew Brennan came home. His story is a harrowing firsthand account of life and death in Vietnam, from the point of view of an elite air cavalry assault soldier. In the tradition of the greatest military memoirs, Brennan;s War lays bare the courage, the cowardice, the strategy and the chaos that is war - and the state of mind that was Vietnam. 290 pages. 16 pages of photos. Some light rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Spine is creased..