| A-1-8 Chapter of the 4th Infantry Division |
The Bookshelf
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War Stories Utah Beach to Pleiku - available on Amazon.com | "War Stories, Utah Beach to Pleiku," is a collection of the memories of veterans and their service in the 4th Infantry Division. The book covers the period of World War II, The Cold War, and Vietnam--more than thirty-years of rich history from 1940 through 1970. | Bob Babcock |
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Ghost Soldiers - available on Amazon.com | The Bataan Death March was just the beginning of the woes American soldiers captured by the Japanese army in the Philippines had to endure. The survivors of the march faced not only their captors' regular brutality (having surrendered, they were considered to be less than honorable foes), but also a host of illnesses such as dysentery and malaria. For three years these "ghost soldiers" lived in misery, suffering terrible losses. | Hampton Sides |
| Vietnam | |||
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The Shake 'n Bake Sergeant | The authorr's journey into the discovery of his past began unexpectedly when he read in a book that Shake 'n Bakes in Vietnam were twerps and did not perform with honor during the war. When he read this quote, Jerry Horton became both angry and curious. After all, he had been a Shake 'N Bake in Vietnam. Thus the journey began. Now, thirty years later, after re-experiencing his life in NAM Sergeant Horton has resolved his issues and finds peace with himself. | Jerry Horton |
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War above the trees - available on Amazon.com | This is a book about the battle for the Plei Trap Valley in Vietnam (Operation Wayne Grey) in March and April of 1969. | Ronald Carey |
| Somalia | |||
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In the Company of Heroes - available on Amazon.com | The 1993 battle in Mogadishu between American soldiers and Somali militiamen gets a human-scale retelling in this jaunty but harrowing memoir. Durant went down with the Black Hawk he piloted . | Michael Durant |
| Iraq | |||
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Warrior King - available on Amazon.com | The startling and controversial memoir of combat and betrayal, written by one of the most prominent members of the U.S. fighting forces in Iraq | Lt. Col Nathan Sassaman |
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