Company Commander Vietnam

By James L. Estep and James Estep

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074345250X
• ISBN13: 9780743452502
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Get the real story from someone who was there & wanted to be

This book was great, no Rambo personalities just honest bravery and men doing what they felt was right for their country. I would highly recommend it as well as Victor Six, another story of a company commander and what it's like to lead men into war.

Comanche six gets a five!

I may be a little biased but this book is great! The reason I say this is because it is written by my father's company commander. It depicts a fairly realistic idea of what my father saw for the time he was under Estep's command, but Estep did leave out some things and elaborate on others. It is an interesting book to read and it is a part of my history.

RTO; C 2/5 1ST AIR CAVALRY DIV. JUNE 67-JUNE68

This book brought back a flood of memories for me as I was one of the radio operators mentioned in the book. After learning that Capt. Estep had written a book about Vietnam I was anxious to read it to find out what happened to him after he was wounded and put on a medivac. It's great to know that he is well and has been able to write a book about the experiences that so many of us spent as grunt's in Vietnam. I have read several books about Vietnam but none so realistic as "Company Commander". This book is as near to a real life experience as you'll ever come.

A grunt's viewpoint of the reality of a line unit in Vietnam

Facinating!!!! I was honored to be the commander of Company C, 2nd of the 5th Cav about a year after COL Estep commanded it. I found the book by pure accident, and was drawn to it by the title because I too had been "Commanche Six." For those who did not serve in a line unit in RVN and would be curious to know the reality of it, this book is superb. COL Estep will not be remembered as a great writer, and I had the feeling this book was edited to appeal to young "war book" readers, but the experience is authentic. During the year's time between his command and mine, the 2/5 Cav had moved from the highlands to the Tay Ninh Province area. All the radio call signs remained the same, and much of the terminology. The only thing of significance that had changed was the name we called oursleves. I'd never heard the term "snuffy" until I read the book. We (including the officers) referred to ourselves as grunts. Avail yourself of the opportunity to read of authentic war experiences, as uncomfortable as they may be.