Fearful Odds: A Memoir of Vietnam and Its Aftermath
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1633931102 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Lanny) Jones, former managing editor People and Money magazines and the author of William Clark and the Shaping of the West"Grabs you with the opening words and never lets go. Powerful and compelling." Steve Huntley, former Editor and Columnist Chicago Sun Times . An otherwise routine mission is complicated by the contradiction of an inept chain of command. Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers Onceand Young"If you care about America's warriors, and about how we as a society can help them come home after war, then you should read this book."Nathaniel Fick, author of One Bullet Away"The illuminating depictions of
"Poignant and Courageous" according to Nicole Eisenhauer. 'Poignant' and 'courageous' are words too mild to describe Chuck Newhall's memoir of his journey through the military experience from uniformed services prep school to the blood-soaked hills of Vietnam and home again. Amidst describing some of the fiercest action in the field and the most intimate of per. James Jackson said One Star. Not compelling. Not sure of the author's purpose in writing this book.. "Deeply moving, and filled with wisdom for veterans and non-veterans" according to Benjamin Patton. From the opening paragraph thrusting the reader into a grisly firefight in Viet Nam, to the closing chapters revealing the author’s treatment for and reflections on posttraumatic stress, Chuck Newhall’s powerful memoir affected me deeply, in ways I didn’t anticipate.While not a veteran,
Just when you thought that the war was over, Fearful Odds packs a punch in the gut you will be feeling for a long time." -Joseph L. "Chuck Newhall's Fearful Odds deserves to be read as a harrowing account of combat in Vietnam. Snyder, M.D., Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor of Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University "Chuck Newhall's compelling narrative account of combat action in Vietnam takes you to one of the darkest hellholes on earth-the A Shau Valley in 1968. Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers Onceand Young . They are largely "how to" manuals incorporating prescriptive "lessons" on what to do about one or another type of emotional stress. Too o
Chuck Newhall is a decorated combat veteran of Vietnam, serving with the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the A Shau Valley where he earned the Silver Star and two Bronze Stars with V(1st OLC.) He is a co-founder of New Enterprise Associates (NEA), playing a major role in formulating NEA's investment strategy which was instrumental in financing the dramatic changes in both th