Reluctant Warrior - Michael Hodgins

Reluctant Warrior

By Michael Hodgins

  • Release Date: 1997-01-14
  • Genre: History
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 101 Ratings

Description

"ONE OF THE BEST VIETNAM WAR STORIES I'VE EVER READ, one damn good, compelling read. It's almost something out of a Clancy novel, yet it's true. The best thing I can say about it is I didn't want it to end."
--Col. David Hackworth, New York Times bestselling author of About Face

By the spring of 1970, American troops were ordered to pull out of Vietnam. The Marines of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel "Wild Bill" Drumright, were assigned to cover the withdrawal of 1st Marine Division. The Marines of 1st RECON Bn operated in teams of six or seven men. Heavily armed, the teams fought a multitude of  bitter engagements with a numerically superior and increasingly aggressive enemy.

Michael C. Hodgins served in Company C, 1st RECON Bn (Rein), as a platoon leader. In powerful, graphic prose, he chronicles his experience as a patrol leader in myriad combat situations--from hasty ambush to emergency extraction to prisoner snatch to combined-arms ambush. . . .

"THIS MEMOIR IS GRIPPING."
--American Way

Reviews

  • Missed a great Story

    4
    By s mn
    Far too self-congratulatory
  • Best ‘tour of duty’ book by a Marine platoon leader

    5
    By joegunter99
    Lots of official jarhead jargon was lost on this civilian, but that’s mainly due to a general ignorance of military speak. This is a unique account. The personality of a good, young Marine leader shines throughout, mainly because he obviously cares so much about doing what he was trained to do. He led with courage, intelligence, and a fair amount of compassion for both subordinates and peers. Nicely done, Mike Hodgins.
  • Great Story About Those Who Served our Country.

    5
    By beeboo728
    Great story of how are men sacrificed themselves for our great country. Thank you to all who served our country!! God Bless you all and God Bless the USA!!!
  • Reluctant Warrior

    5
    By Wrnjrmd
    Excellent read.

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