Not a Gentleman's War

Wars are not fought by politicians and generals — they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Not a Gentleman’s War is about such soldiers — a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer. Conventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai infamy. Drawing on oral histories, after-action reports, diaries, letters, and other archival sour