A remarkable Memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in Combat in Vietnam.\' "Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, Mc Donough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.
For the author\'s honesty and literary craftsmanship, Platoon Leader seems destined to be read for a long time by second lieutenants trying to prepare for the future, veterans trying to remember the past, and civilians trying to understand what the profession of arms is all about."-Army Times. . . .
Mc Donough has focused a seasoned storyteller\'s eye on the details, people, and incidents that best communicate a visceral feel of Command under fire. . .
Rather than present a potpourri of Combat yarns. . . . Platoon taking part in the \'strategic hamlet\' program.
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A remarkable Memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in Combat in Vietnam.\' "Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, Mc Donough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U
