Vietnam #3: Free-Fire Zone (3)

Perhaps all ears are stupid, but for sure the Vietnamese one takes the cake . We took our barely declared adult sons and made them into killers. Then we brought them home ignored their PTSD and expected them to become stable happy family men. This book is one story of one boy and his deranged wartime journey to become a "man".

I read number 3 first for some reason. I really liked the book and have now downloaded number 1.One reviewer said there wasn't much of a story line. There doesn't have to be blood and guts every minute. The story line goes far deeper than just the war. As for reviewers not liking Rudi, Rudi became a warrior, evolving from a wimp. This country would be a better place with more warriors and fewer effeminate men.

Not the brightest or strongest, not an alpha back home, his hated nickname Rudy Judy, in Vietnam he is mostly goes by his marine nickname Cabbage. Rudy takes to soldier life, and he does his job, and kills the opposing side with relish. Middle school students wanting a little adventure historical fiction, war type story, will find this fine. The two or or three battle scenes are sufficiently gory, and Rudy enjoys his job almost a little too much, as his friend Morris worries on telephone with Rudy.

Teens tell me not enough war stuff in book

The best book I have ever read. Your heart is racing every minute of the book. Your thinking whose going to get it or is he going to die and why would they do that and all of it is true but the characters are fictional yet awesome and would be just like real people. That is why you should get this book.

I bought this book as part of a collection for my grandson and he is avidly reading it. He is interested in learning more about Vietnam.

This was the best of the three Vietnam series books. This was the awesomely awesome book ever. Rudi was my least favourite character, but he was the most realistic. It had scenes of action terror and adventure as a small squad of soldiers becomes cold hard warriors. Epic.

My son who hates reading loves this series. His 6th grade teacher allows the kids to chose their own reading material for monthly book reports and projects. So happy we found this author and series of books to keep my son interested and engaged in reading.

Took a while to get to the point but good book in the end. Not similar to the other titles.