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story of the 101st Airborne's struggle to capture what became known as Hamburger Hill. Forty chapters of small observations, exact conversations, clear insights, action, consequences, and emotions.... Some have likened what happened there to the carnage of on Iwo Jima. A unique feature of Boccia's book is his uncanny accuracy recreating locations, reconstructed conversations, the weather, the sounds, and personalities of the troopers who slogged up Hamburger Hill.... His short descriptions of the men he served with are both spot-on and finely crafted. --<i>The VVA Veteran</i>; Boccia shares his experiences and observations as a first lieutenant during his first seven months in the Vietnam War. The author describes the casualty-filled 11-day Hamburger Hill battle vividly, with the intent of portraying his view of war for both general readers and military historians --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

story of the 101st Airborne's struggle to capture what became known as Hamburger Hill. Forty chapters of small observations, exact conversations, clear insights, action, consequences, and emotions.... Some have likened what happened there to the carnage of on Iwo Jima. A unique feature of Boccia's book is his uncanny accuracy recreating locations, reconstructed conversations, the weather, the sounds, and personalities of the troopers who slogged up Hamburger Hill.... His short descriptions of the men he served with are both spot-on and finely crafted. --The VVA Veteran Boccia shares his experiences and observations as a first lieutenant during his first seven months in the Vietnam War. The author describes the casualty-filled 11-day Hamburger Hill battle vividly, with the intent of portraying his view of war for both general readers and military historians --Reference & Research Book News.

“story of the 101st Airborne’s struggle to capture what became known as Hamburger Hill. Forty chapters of small observations, exact conversations, clear insights, action, consequences, and emotions.... Some have likened what happened there to the carnage of on Iwo Jima. A unique feature of Boccia’s book is his uncanny accuracy recreating locations, reconstructed conversations, the weather, the sounds, and personalities of the troopers who slogged up Hamburger Hill.... His short descriptions of the men he served with are both spot-on and finely crafted.”—The VVA Veteran; “Boccia shares his experiences and observations as a first lieutenant during his first seven months in the Vietnam War. The author describes the casualty-filled 11-day Hamburger Hill battle vividly, with the intent of portraying his view of war for both general readers and military historians”—Reference & Research Book News.

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Frank Boccia lives in New Bern, North Carolina.

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