Reviews for Trial by Fire : 1992 Easter Offensive

The average rating for Trial by Fire : 1992 Easter Offensive based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-11-25 00:00:00 Kostas Jhjhjhjhjh Trial by Fire: The 1972 Easter Offensive, America's Last Vietnam Battle by Dale Andradé is an excellent account of the 1972 Easter Offensive in Vietnam during the final stages of the American troop withdrawals. This is a story of courage, stupidity, cowardice and of major and minor fire-fights and battles. The courage of those American advisers and the South Vietnamese troops they assisted during this brutal offensive is awe inspiring. Not to forget their enemies who took massive punishment from US airpower but carried on the fight! This is a well-researched and written piece of military history which I think has been forgotten due to the fact that it was at the tail end of an unpopular war. The author has done a great job to remind us that the war didn't finish when our troops got home, that people continued to fight and die long after. Well worth the time to read with over 500 pages of text, however the author could have provided some better maps.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-08 00:00:00 Carla Thompson To be honest I had to abandon this book. Too 'shallow', too many 'stereotype war movie clichés' in it. Like referring to ARVN M-41 tanks as 'monsters', stating that an US advisor ' . . . . hated to leave his post, but had to . . ' with NVA's in the wire about to overrun the firebase etc. etc.