Lions of Medina
The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967

It is quite obvious that the author spent many hours researching this battle and its warriors in order to write this book. Mr. Glass introduced his characters (those from the battle) telling how they grew up, through military training, and what they did during the battle. The battle, itself, seemed......more

I generally do not take to books - fiction or nonfiction - addressing the Viet Nam war. Perhaps it is generational (I graduated high school in 1968) when there were in our country two wars being fought simultaneously and when if you were a military age male you either went to college if you could ge......more

This book is overwhelming, not only because of its subject matter, but also because its chief organizing principle is the roster of all the parties. We start with the background location and family situation of every potential soldier; we move to the same roster when we see how the men respond to bo......more

Compelling true story of the men (Marines) who fought in Viet Nam. I was a Marine during that time 62-67, however I did not go to Viet Nam due to a leg injury I received in training for Viet Nam. Reading this was like having a real bad night mare while awake. It just scared the daylights out of me, wo......more

I had no idea... Despite reading many, many war memoirs as a hobby over the past 40 years, I had never heard of Operation Medina in the Vietnam War. I'm glad I ran across this book. Not having been written by a Marine who was there, it's perhaps not a true "memoir" but it's a well researched account......more