Richard Ogden

5079. Green Knight, Red Mourning, by Richard E. Ogden (read 26 Oct 2013) This book, published in 1985, is the story of the author's time in Vietnam as a Marine at age 18. It portrays the rough things he went through, and the disciplinary problems he had, though he gives stirring accounts of the exploits he performed.. He portrays himself as not believing in the willingness of fellow Marines to do atrocity-like things to captured Viet Cong. There is no hint that he kept any kind of diary and one can't help but wonder how he recalls so accurately (apparently) all the exciting things he went through. As Vietnam accounts go I feel this is a pretty good one and there are events of real excitement, as well as poignant times , and in general I found the book easy to read and it evoked anew my appreciation for all the awful things endured in Vietnam.… (més)