Noble Warrior: The Story of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.), Medal of Honor
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760338078 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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New addition to the "Commandant of the Marine Reading List, 2011"Major General James E. Livingston received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role as an infantry company commander at Dai Do, Vietnam, during a three-day grinding battle of attrition in which the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, numbering only 800 men, victoriously battled 10,000 or more NVA. His remarkable life and career is recounted in a book that has it all: exciting first-person eyewitness account of historic battle; the history of the development of tactics and strategies used in today’s war on terror; and a compelling story of leadership in action and individual courage in combat.
Though he clearly benefited from the research assistance of Heaton, who served under his command as a scout sniper, and Lewis, who holds a master's degree in international relations from American Military University, the prose is flat and a liberal use of jargon, clichés, and a tendency toward political pronouncements unrelated to Vietnam distract from an otherwise engaging tale. All rights reserved. Livingston spent most of his life in the military and it shows; he knows his stuff and speaks with the voice of authority. From Publishers Weekly Military history enthusiasts will enjoy Livingston's eyewitness accounts of the Vietnam War in his first book. . (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Hailing from rural Georgia, Livingston left his family's farm to j
but the troops also had great confidence in him eddd7 Livingston was my C/O from October 1967 to October '68. I found the book to be extremely accurate and detailed. Livingston was all Marine, but also creative and a visionary. He would always find ways to make something workthat wasn't going to work.The troops would moan and groan when James volunteered us for some creative mission that he schemed up, but the troops also had great confidence in him. I'll never forget the comment from a squad leader who said; "Livingston would volunteer us to invade Hell, but he'll probably bring us all back again".. Four Stars Excellent story. Writing was a bit dry.. Medal of Honor in Vietnam - Marine for Life So few Medals of Honor; yet so many are awarded for those quick and usually fatal decisions made in combat; so many citations are of those young Marines who threw themselves on a hand grenade or charged a pillbox. With some 70% of Medals of Honor awarded posthumously, it is rare to have the opportunity to learn about the action from the Marine himself."Noble Warrior; The story of MajGen James E. Livingston, USMC (ret), Medal of Honor" provides a unique window into the world of a Medal of Honor awardee who is both a survivor and an officer. An autobiography written with experienced mil