Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (Hardcover) by Karl Marlantes

from dmsteyn

In the 1970s and '80s, my father was involved in a bush war in Namibia and on the border with Angola. He was a medical officer, and never experienced front-line combat, yet he still rarely talks about his experiences. If there is one thing that Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn has taught me, it is res...

from spounds

I was 9 years old the day we took my Uncle Darryl to the airport. All of us were there, my mom, my dad, my brother, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, Kathy, Darryl's wife of a few months, and even Kathy's parents. Before arriving at the airport we had all gone out for lunch and it seemed like...

from DeltaQueen50

Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes was quite an experience, I truly read this with my heart as well as my mind. The story quickly absorbs you into the routine of Bravo Company, a marine company that is sitting on top of a hill, called Matterhorn, in the northwest of Viet Nam not far from the border wit...

from mldavis2

I don't read many war novels, thinking I've had my fill since coming home from Viet Nam in 1970 and I initially approached this one with some trepidation. I also don't often give five stars to books. This is not a book for those offended by military language, although to be fair, Marlantes uses s...

from brenzi

Just as WWII was my parents' war, the Viet Nam War belongs to me and those of my generation and since my spouse served in that war it is that much more personal. That is part of the reason that Karl Marlantes powerful, mesmerizing look at that war left me feeling totally drained emotionally. Or m...