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Insightful Addition to Vietnam War Literature
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Insightful Addition to Vietnam War Literature One Hell of a Ride: Inside an Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam. William C. Haponski. Combatant Books. 560 pages; black-and-white photographs; index; $23.99.
Early in this narrative, retired COL William Haponski, former commander of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division - the famous "Quarter Horse" of the Big Red One - states that during the first half of 1969, "At battalion level, and especially in Vietnam because of the helicopter, the commander could at one moment be up among the generals doing the directing and in another down fighting alongside the soldiers doing the dying." This multidimensional theme, which …
