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Title: The Boys of '67

Subtitle: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam

Author: Andrew Wiest

Narrator: William Hughes

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-06-13

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 374 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

When the 160 men of Charlie Company were drafted by the US Army in May 1966, they were part of the wave of conscription that would swell the American military to eighty thousand combat troops in Vietnam by the height of the war in 1968. In the spring of 1966 the war was still popular, and the draftees of Charlie Company saw their service as a rite of passage. But by December 1967, when the company returned home, only thirty men were not casualties - and they were among the first veterans of the war to be spit on and harassed by war protesters as they arrived back home.

In The Boys of '67, Andrew Wiest, the award-winning author of Vietnam's Forgotten Army and The Vietnam War 1956-1975, examines the experiences of a company from the only division in the Vietnam era to train and deploy together in similar fashion to World War II's famous 101st Airborne Division.

Wiest interviewed more than fifty officers and enlisted men who served with Charlie Company, including the surviving platoon leaders and both of the company's commanders. In addition, he interviewed fifteen family members of Charlie Company veterans, including wives, children, parents, and siblings. Wiest also had access to personal papers, collections of letters, a diary, an abundance of newspaper clippings, training notebooks, field manuals,condolence letters, and photographs from before, during, and after the conflict.

As Wiest shows, the fighting that Charlie Company saw in1967 was nearly as bloody as many of the better publicized battles, including the infamous battles of the Ia Drang Valley and Hamburger Hill. As a result, many of the surviving members of Charlie Company came home with what the military now recognizes as post-traumatic stress disorder - a diagnosis that was not recognized until the late 1970s and was not widely treated until the 1980s.

Only recently, after more than forty years, have many members of Charlie Company achieved any real and sustained relief from their suffering.

Members Reviews:

Terrific Narration & Great Book

Where does The Boys of '67 rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Top 10

What did you like best about this story?

How the US soldiers in Vietnam served their country honorably

Which character as performed by William Hughes was your favorite?

John Young

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The story of Peterson's funeral and his widow's ordeal. The story of the anti-war protests made me angry and sorry for the returning veterans. What the protesters did was in excusable and shameful.

Any additional comments?

First book I have read that portrayed American soldiers in Vietnam in a favorable light. Most other depictions show drug addicted GI's as incompetents, cowards or both; and because if this, innocents are frequently killed. However, Dr. Wiest's book tells a story of Vietnam vets experiencing war a lot like veterans from other conflicts. They are not there by choice but they want to do their duty, they believe in their country, but they ultimately fight for each other - and they serve with pride and distinction. A wonderful book.

Well done

Very well researched and well written. Narrator was perfect. Worth buying even without a credit.

A story that should never be forgotten

The story is depicted in great detail to the point it leaves you with a full understanding of it at the end.