Our Vietnam Wars: as told by 100 veterans who served Paperback – February 10, 2018

I enjoyed reading about each experience that was detailed in this book. It also makes you aware that anyone holding political office should have been required to have some military service. To send our people to fight someone political only decisions can't be allowed to override the military leaders. How many people died because the stupid policies were put in place by people that didn't know the first thing about winning a war. If you are going to put people in harm's way let them do the job they know how to do. The other issue is to take care of them when they have completed the task you made them do. Being an Army brat I lived this issue from another point of view. We worried about the guys sent overseas. We worried and prayed our fathers wouldn't get orders to go to Vietnam but we lived with the knowledge that it could happen at any time. I became a nurse because friends died there. I was too young at the time but always felt I would have volunteered if the war was still going on by the time I finished my training. I graduated Nursing school in 1977 so you see I was close. I recommend this book to our political leaders so they can see how their political policies hurt many of the proud young men and women that they put in harm's way.

Have read a lot of history books and know the general history so my interest is now personal histories. The real situations people in war go through makes any fiction pale in comparison. I liked the stories and it covers a range of people and jobs so you hear from nurses to infantry, Navy, Marines, Air Force, etc. It did seem to jump between periods of the war when I would have expected chron order, but could be to mix up the experiences for the reader. My personal preference would be at least longer in depth stories but would recommend it as a good mix of real stories with surprisingly interesting stories about the guys who never left the base.

I really enjoyed this book, from the combat stories to the stories of the pay masters on the Navy ships. All were veterans, all served, and they all, each and every one of them, deserve our thanks and gratitude. As a kid I was well aware of Vietnam, and my dad was a veteran of the Korean War, so we always kept up on the news. Vietnam ended before I left High School. I served in the Navy from 1977 to 1997. While not in combat, like these folks mostly were, we all served Uncle Sam in some capacity.

I have read several books in which veterans tell their stories and no one can tell your story, like you know it. Bill Brown, the author, has really out done himself on this book. He has covered the veterans early background, how they went into the service, and how they served in country using their military training. This book is truly an amazing mixture of men, women, and cultures, that are profiled. I feel so strong about this book and all it's intimate stories, that it should be required reading by all high school students in America. The fact that our country was in such turmoil over this unpopular war leaves many naive people to think that all veterans are blood thirsty maniacs. On the contrary, every single veteran profiled, came home and did their best to improve their lives and move on despite their nightmares and agent Orange disabilities. I highly recommend this book, especially for veterans, being currently discharged so they can see what is possible and attainable with their GI Bill benefits. To the " 100", welcome home!

As one who also served in Vietnam I loved reading about other's experience. None were anything like mine and it didn't surprise me. Mine was early in the was (1965-66) and things were more loose. I have read many books on the war. It was the adventure of my life (I am 81 now) and I want to know as much as I can about it. I have always been interested in how other dealt with it and this book is all about that. I am always amazed at the way soldiers in the field coped with such horrible conditions and were still able to function. I have always wondered if had I been put in those conditions how I would have done. About the worst inconvenience I had was that I never had hot water and the water in the tap wasn't drinkable. I also spent a lot of time at the beach and I'm sure I over exposed my skin to ultraviolet radiation. As far as I know I was never shot at.I was also surprised at how much damage was caused by Agent Orange. One of the officers who lived in the same billet as I did was involved in the spraying. He often invited me to go on the missions with him. I always declined, not because I was concerned about my health, that wasn't a concern back then, but because I didn't care to go flying when I didn't have to. I have had Type I diabetes since 1972 but it never occurred to me that it could be war related and it probably isn't since I was never out in the field.

I have read a bunch of books about the Vietnam War. This one was unique in the fact that you got 100 different views of the war. It made for great reading and I will be going onto volume 2

Awesome true history

Brief short stories by 100 who served. Amazing diversity of roles. I would buy it again....but the stories are brief and it is apparent they are told many years after their actual service as some details are missing.