Fort Bragg to Hue

<p> In February 1968 the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division was understrength with only enough paratroopers to deploy a single brigade. The 3rd Brigade was flown 9000 miles to reinforce American units fighting the North Vietnamese Army around Hue--received a Valorous Unit Award for their actions there.</p><p> James Dorn was on Brigade staff. He later led a rifle platoon with the 3rd in the rice paddies west of Saigon. In his second year with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Central Highlands. he again led a platoon until promoted to captain. His frank and detailed memoir recounts their diverse combat missions inhumanity for civilians and the day-to-day life of Infantrymen in the field.</p>