As in all the Casca books, they are great stories, if you can get past the writing. This is one of the better ones. Great description of jungle warfare. ( )

Sadler does a good job of describing the country for obvious reasons. He served there in the SF in the mid 60's & later wrote "The Ballad of the Green Berets". More on him here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Sadler

As a seemingly ardent supporter, you'd think his POV would be skewed, but he gives us an excellent look at Bien Dien Phu, the battle that pretty much finished the French in Vietnam. We get a decent first hand view of the politics on both sides that led up to it plus a first hand look at those that died during it.

There is a funny thread featuring Gus from [b:Panzer Soldier|34621|Panzer Soldier (Casca, #4)|Barry Sadler|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1288302609s/34621.jpg|34592] & Casca's curse shows up a few times. Another excellent addition to the series. ( )