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Surviving 13 Months in Vietnam

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By: William V. Taylor Jr.
Narrated by: Michael Curtis
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Vietnam, 1967—68.

Eighteen-year-old Marine recruit William V. Taylor, Jr. and his brother Marines are assembled into a new reaction force that is immediately tested in the fire of a bloody conflict known as Operation Beaver Cage. After a traumatic first fight, they push through back-to-back operations with little time to rest or reflect. Those who survive will return home ensnared by everlasting memories of a real but entirely surreal nightmare.

Now, after more than 50 years of holding everything in, Taylor shares his experience in explicit—and often horrific—detail and with a reverent honor for those Marines who did not live to tell the tale. Taylor reveals what it truly means to walk the path of a warrior, to sacrifice, and to live a lifetime with the memories of a war—seeking answers to the question, “Was it worth it?"

©2021 William V. Taylor Jr. (P)2022 William V. Taylor Jr.
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Sobering , finely written and narrated.

don't miss this one if you like a well written first hand account of serving in this war.

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Amazing story

I have read many personal accounts from the Vietnam war but this has been the most harrowing account yet. How this marine survived is nothing short of a miracle. It is well narrated.

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An Infantryman's Vietnam War

I've listened and read quite a few Vietnam war memoirs now and this ranks right up there.

It's brutal, relentless and sad.

If you want to know what it was like on the ground for a young soldier then this book is for you.

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Amazing

After listening to a lot books on Vietnam this he definitely got it be rated as one of the best.

I would highly recommend this audio book.

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brilliant listen

Well worth the credit. The combination of first hand account and narration made it very realistic to actually being there. Great book.

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Gritty and Real

A simple account of a soldier's experience in Vietnam. Well constructed and easy to follow. High lights how good the fiction films have been in recreating the experience.

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