Platoon Leader

A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.'<br><br>&quot;Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic hamlet' program. . . . Rather than present a potpourri of combat yarns. . . McDonough has focused a seasoned storyteller&#146;s eye on the details people and incidents that best communicate a visceral feel of command under fire. . . . For the author&#146;s honesty and literary craftsmanship <b>Platoon Leader</b> 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.&#148;&#150;<i>Army Times</i>