Reviews for Allies and Mates: An American Soldier with the Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam, 1966-67

The average rating for Allies and Mates: An American Soldier with the Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam, 1966-67 based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-07-29 00:00:00 Brent Stevanus I was a bit disappointed with this book. It seems to me that as a History teacher, Mr. Steinbrook perhaps should have done a bit of research to complement the extremely slim hook, i.e. his letters home from Viet Nam, on which he hangs this narrative. I didn't dislike the book, but it is certainly not among the best Viet Nam war memoirs I have read. There have been, unfortunately, few books published in the U.S. on the Australia/New Zealand troops' participation in the war, and those that have been published "down under" are both expensive and hard to find here. I had really hoped that "Allies & Mates" would make up for this, at least to some degree.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-01 00:00:00 David M Brose This was a very good, accessible read. As an oral history, you'll find that sometimes the words and phrasing comes across as a little disjointed, but that's entirely understandable given they're trying to formulate answers, recall specifics without the benefit of notes in front of them. Having read extensively on this subject from other sources, I wasn't particularly surprised by anything I found here, however I still enjoyed their personal experiences and perspectives. Be forewarned: there are a few graphic photos included that didn't make it into US media outlets.