A group of American Marines in Viet Nam set up a base, abandon it, then need to take it back, all at great cost, in Karl Marlantes' Matterhorn.
Marlantes is a Viet Nam vet himself and I can't imagine this searing war story isn't based on his own experiences. It is full of harrowing detail, ranging from futility and boredom to chaotic firefights and heroism born of desperation.
This is as searing an account of any war that I've read, and valuable to anyone who is interested in stories of the Viet Nam war especially. Recommended.
I downloaded this for my beloved Kindle and read it quickly.
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