Company of Heroes: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Company's War in Vietnam - Hardcover

Poole, Eric

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 147280791X ISBN 13: 9781472807915

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

There are many broad studies of the Vietnam War, but this work offers an insight into the incredible and harrowing experiences of just a small number of men from a single unit, deep in the jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia. It is the remarkable account of a Medal of Honor recipient whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades: Leslie Sabo Jr. Sabo and other replacement soldiers in Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry (Currahees), 101st Airborne Division, were involved in intense, bloody engagements such as the battle for Hill 474 and the Mother's Day Ambush. Beginning with their deployment at the height of the blistering Tet Offensive, and using military records and interviews with surviving soldiers, Eric Poole recreates the terror of combat amidst the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. He tells the remarkable story of how Sabo earned his medal, as Bravo Company forged bonds of brotherhood in their daily battle for survival.

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Review:

"Journalist Poole, who first reported Sabo's story for the Ellwood City Ledger, masterfully conveys Sabo's life: his upbringing by wealthy parents who fled Hungary during WWII; his strong connection to his older brother, and the deep imprint that the rural community made on him. Where Poole truly excels, however, is in his portrayals of the gruesome work of war, depicting the maniacal seesaw between death at its most visceral and the simple pleasures of news from home." --starred review, Publishers Weekly

"It took 40 years, but the story of Leslie Sabo's valor has finally been brought to light to reveal a truly forgotten hero. As Mr. Poole makes abundantly clear in 'Company of Heroes, ' war is never glamorous. It is not kind to anyone nor is it something that should ever be forgotten. Soldiers should never face what Leslie Sabo's brothers in arms faced upon returning home. Soldiers should always have the support of those at home so that they can begin to heal once the shooting has stopped." --Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Book Description:

The remarkable account of a Medal of Honor winner whose brave actions were forgotten for over three decades. In the Jungles of Vietnam recounts the actions of Bravo Company of the legendary 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne as they desperately fight for their lives and for each other with the courageous actions of Leslie Sabo at the heart of the story.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 147280791X
• ISBN 13: 9781472807915
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328