They Marched Into Sunlight : War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967
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Like "Stolen Valor," one of the more important books on Vietnam
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As the public affairs officer for the 1st Infantry Division brigade that has the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment "Black Lions," the legacy unit of the 2-28 IN battalion so well chronicled in Maraniss' book, I have been seeking as much information on the Black Lions as I can find.
This book did not disappoint. Like the Vietnam classic Stolen Valor, this is a seminal read on the conflict, going much, much deeper than the tactical aspect of the 2-28's action at Ong Tranh.
I found the background and portrayal of characters to be superb on the author's part, and his narrative progressed naturally, moving between the Vietnam setting with the Black Lions, to Madison, Wisconsin where the second Dow protest was set to begin.
The book succeeds in delivering the perspective of the war by the men who fought it, the American citizens back home who supported and opposed it, and by the leaders of the country and of a corporation who had their own roles to play against the backdrop of two October days when the tide clearly turned.
Although he doesn't come right out and say it- I think Maraniss contends that Vietnam was lost during these two critical days- three months before the Tet Offensive in Jan., 1968- which is the established "turning point" of the war.
I found the book so compelling- and an important chronicle of that period in American history. Thanks to the book, I know so much more about the Black Lions of the 2-28 and those men who survived the vicious battle...and those who did not. I am forever humbled by their actions and sacrifices, and I believe this book is worthy of their memory and what they experienced.
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