Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935149091 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Art Wiknik is an engineer who lives and works in Connecticut. He has written a wide variety of articles for publication
"A Truthful View of a Grunt's Life" according to J. Lutz. Wiknik's NAM SENSE is one of the best memoirs by a grunt, and I've read most of them. I was in Wiknik's battalion but did not know him. His sense of the absurdities in the Army as well as the real strains on a grunt in the field are more candid that most memoirs. I can vouch for the authenticity of the story on page 6A Truthful View of a Grunt's Life Wiknik's NAM SENSE is one of the best memoirs by a grunt, and I've read most of them. I was in Wiknik's battalion but did not know him. His sense of the absurdities in the Army as well as the real strains on a grunt in the field are more candid that most memoirs. I can vouch for the authenticity of the story on page 63 about the soldier hanging from the chopper by a rappelling rope it was my unit that was . about the soldier hanging from the chopper by a rappelling rope it was my unit that was . Nonsense. Wouldn't be surprised if some of it is made up Snowflake The author is a liar, cheat, and slacker. He readily admits all of this within the first few chapters. I almost quit reading several times, but trudged through to the bitter end. The writing is lack-luster and the dialogue stilted. No one speaks the way people speak in this book, especially not to their military superiors. I question if the author really WAS a grunt. I wouldn't be surprised if he were a REM. Once a warrior, always a warrior Not every book engages me. Not every book makes me give up sleep in order to continue reading. Not all books begin at the beginning and end at the end, but this one does.This author tells his story, giving life to his memories, making you feel as though the events he chronicles happened weeks not decades ago. He may have left things out for the sake of time, space or his own personal reason. But if there ar
Between the sporadic episodes of combat he mingled with the locals, tricked unwitting U.S. After completing various NCO training programs, he was promoted to sergeant "without ever setting foot in a combat zone" and sent to Vietnam in early 1969. The GIs Wiknik lived and fought with during his yearlong tour did not rape, murder, or burn villages, were not strung out on drugs, and did not enjoy killing. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. I feel honored to have Arthur as an occasional guest on my radio show and my listeners are all the better for it." Lee Elci WXLM New London, CT "As a member of Sergeant Wiknik's squad, I found Namsense to be an authentic and absorbing narrative that resonates with every combat GI's story of survival in Vietnam." Howard Siner, Staten Island Advance“…the best, most accurate portrayal of the life of an Infantryman in Vietnam… A family member, girlfriend, or fiancée of a soldier who went to
About the Author Art Wiknik is an engineer who lives and works in Connecticut. He has written a wide variety of articles for publication.