The Cruelest Summer: the Vietnam War Through American Eyes

In May 1961, in order to further help the Ngo Dinh Diem government of the Republic of Vietnam, U. S. President Kennedy dispatched a U. S. Special forces force to the Republic of Vietnam, marking the first time that U. S. Combat troops had entered Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the U. S.-Vietnam War. The Vietnam War lasted more than ten years. It was the war with the largest number of participants and the most significant impact by the United States after World War II. It was also a failed war for the United States. For more than ten years, American soldiers traveled across the ocean and came to distant and unfamiliar Southeast Asia to fight a protracted war. They had to fight ghosts and fire on phantoms. They cannot see the enemy and cannot distinguish allies from enemies and civilians. The South Vietnamese troops fighting alongside them looked no different than the North Vietnamese. When they searched the village, they saw silent, indifferent, and slightly hateful faces. It was impossible to tell which ones were civilians and which ones were hidden Viet Cong elements. Who is the enemy? Where is the enemy? Gradually, the soldiers realized that their enemy was the land beneath their feet, the beautiful and pleasant mountains, and the lush rainforest. This is a strange land, and the silent and short people are not really willing to be silent. They make the deep land scream their determination for revenge, becoming a nightmare that American soldiers can never forget. "The Cruelest Summer: The Vietnam War in American Eyes" is a book that can withstand risks, withstand pressure, and tell the truth! Philip Caputo spent nine years using stern words, candid words, and heartfelt shouts to help people understand the temptation and cruelty of war, and see the fear and suspicion of soldiers. He used the most authentic words to record the experience of facing death and the abyss. It is the most breathtaking and soul-piercing record of the stain that the United States has always covered up - the Vietnam War. The chilling rainforest, the frightening unknown, the desperate waiting. Every reader can't help but ask himself: If it were me, what's the probability of me surviving? Where will I go from here? This kind of thinking is inexplicably scary. "The Cruelest Summer: The Vietnam War Through American Eyes" is a chilling book that will make even the strongest of people cry.