The Village

De: Bing West

Narrado por: Peter Berkrot

Few American battles have been so extended, savage, and personal. A handful of Americans volunteered to live among six thousand Vietnamese, training farmers to defend their village. Such "Combined Action Platoons" (CAPs) are not a lost footnote about how the war could have been fought; only the villagers remain to bear witness. This is the story of 15 resolute young Americans matched against two hundred Viet Cong; how a CAP lived, fought, and died; and why the villagers remember them to this day.

©2002 Bing West (P)2011 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A minor classic about war." ( The Washington Post)

A good story

Vietnamese our Vietnam veterans move into their twilight years and the wars gets further in our rear view mirror it is nice to know there were some who made a difference and
That generation’s sacrifice is remembered fondly by some.

Memories

Good to know all was not in vain. Sadness and happiness return as opposing forces.

The Village - Mico Study of Counterinsurgency

Story: A classic on COIN in one village (a large entity in Vietnam) and the techniques that were successful if not too late for the disaffect US media and public. A must read / listen for military leaders as well as a civic leaders on the need for multiple lines of effort in any society: security, economics, governance, and communication.

Reader: Good.

Production: Good.

Definitely worth your time

I wondered whether there would be enough action and there is. Detailed descriptions of guerilla style warfare as fought in a relatively small village (around 6000 people at the time). Doesn't gloss over the mistakes made by the USA but also doesn't forget about the brave US and Vietnamese men and women involved. Definitely an audiobook I will remember.

A different side of the war

This book is not written to change minds or state a political opinion. It is a well told and compelling story.