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出版社周刊评论
Carhart, a 1966 West Point graduate, was fighting in Vietnam the following year and like many of his fellow servicemen felt it was a patriotic duty to risk his life for his country. In combat he discovered not only the horrors of jungle warfare but also the dangers of being given orders by superiors unfamiliar with a situation on the battlefield (he was branded a coward for pointing out that a certain tactic would bring heavy casualties). He was briefly in Saigon, where he had a romance, then was an adviser in the Mekong Delta, where he went on what he terms ``search-and-avoid'' missions, allegedly to find Vietcong but actually designed not to encounter the enemy. Carhart's re-creation is not as significant as other personal works on the Vietnam War, but he nonetheless produces a rounded picture of the futility of the struggle. (March 25) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
A graphic account of Vietnam by a West Pointer who distained the safety of the rear echelon and slogged through the mud with the GIs. He is alternately gungho, disobedient and a dedicated warrior, but always observant. His forthright honesty impresses. The author describes himself and those with whom he fought in a war no one liked as brothers and outcasts. The battles reek of mud, rot, and one can feel the discomfort of sodden bodies ravaged by leeches and the jungle's heat. However, there is a probing, questioning mind at work here, operating with remarkable restraint in that the author is able to present himself with his strengths and weaknesses without allowing hindsight to distort the portrait, in a sense, he is neither pro nor anti-war, but instead interested in depicting what the experience was like for a young man who was an Army brat and had certain preordained beliefs. Wounded twice, he is eager each time to get back to his men. His desire to fight leads him into taking desperate risks, even to the extent of involving himself with Operation Phoenix. The author believed in his government and learned some painful lessons as a result. He went on to a career as a policy analyst for the Pentagon and as a veterans' spokesman. Yet, one feels his year in Vietnam has left a wound that has never healed, so this book is both his purgation and his deliverance. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
West Point graduate Carhart aspired to outdo his military father by making a name for himself in Southeast Asia. His idealized notions of the glory of battle, however, hardly prepared him for the reality of jungle combat. This memoir of Carhart's tour in Vietnam describes his frontline experiences in the daring ``Tiger'' squadron as well as his stint with an advisory unit in the Mekong Delta. Both assignments take their toll: combat proves anything but heroic, as when Carhart is shocked to see a fellow GI lick his bloody knife after butchering an enemy soldier. Dealing with the South Vietnamese is equally disheartening, with political roadblocks continually standing in the way of effective action. Although Carhart's newly acquired sense of vulnerability is noticeable in his descriptions of a love affair with a French woman in Saigon and in his accounts of the loss of his comrades, it is never really clear how much he learns from his experience. Still, this deeply felt war memoir adds another chapter to the ongoing story of disillusionment in Vietnam. DR. 959.704'38 Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 Personal narratives [OCLC] 86-28520
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Carhart, a decorated infantry officer, tells us in an often certain, occasionally melodramatic voice, of his year-long service experience in Vietnam from December 1967. He commanded not only an infantry platoon but a special reconnaissance team called the ``Tiger Force,'' and later was assigned to a Vietnamese reserve unit as an adviser, where he learned much about the politics of the conflict. Though he ran afoul of military and Vietnamese politics and writes with sincere melancholic lyricism about his departure, he does not go so far as to say the sacrifices were questionable. These are illuminating glimpses into the conflict in the bush and the role of advisers in 1968, but sometimes the treatment is heavy-handed. Worth acquiring for military collections. Mel D. Lane, Sacramento, Cal. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.