Circle of Helmets by Rick St John
Riveting, poignant and full of incredible accounts and insights, this book brings the experience of the Vietnam War to life in a way that is absolutely unforgettable. I cannot recommend it enough. Andrew Carroll, editor of War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars. A searingly personal anthology . . . an important contribution to our understanding of the war and those who fought it. Rick Atkinson, author of The Liberation Trilogy. Circle of Helmets is a glimpse into the inner core of a young soldier at war and how it has changed him over the years---a coming of age odyssey, from ingenuous soldier to hardened veteran. Told through battlefield accounts written by the young soldier just hours after actual combat, coupled with intense poems about that combat experience from the same man, some thirty years later, it is a story you will not forget.
Rick St John --- story-teller, poet and historian --- has authored a wide range of creative works, from light-hearted, children's stories to poetry of the Vietnam War. In his latest book, Tiger Bravo's War, he returns to Vietnam to chronicle the exploits of a company of young paratroopers in the elite 101st Airborne Division during some of the war's heaviest fighting. A story he knows only so well, as he was one of those paratroopers. With two successful careers behind him, retiring as a US Army Colonel in 1993 and as a Group Executive of a global, financial transactions processing company in 2012, Rick is now working on his bucket list - - - teaching and writing. He lives and writes in the woods, by a small lake, in South Georgia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780998854243 |
| ISBN 10 | 0998854247 |
| Title | Circle of Helmets |
| Author | Rick St John |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Currahee Press LLC |
| Year published | 2017-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 118 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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