Above And Beyond

by Jim Morris

A gripping, fast paced novel of Special Forces reconnaissance operations in Vietnam. Written by the winner of Behind the Lines Magazine's Bernal Diaz award for his book War Story, this book captures the essence of what it was like to run the type of missions carried out by the Green Berets assigned to the Special Projects during the Vietnam War. Once you start this book you won't be able to put it down! Original.

243 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2004

About the author

Jim Morris served three tours with Special Forces (The Green Berets) in Vietnam. The second and third were cut short by serious wounds. He retired of wounds as a major. He has maintained his interest in the mountain peoples of Vietnam with whom he fought, and has been, for many years, a refugee and civil rights activist on their behalf.

His Vietnam memoir War Story won the first Bernal Diaz Award for military non-fiction. Morris is author of the story from which the film Operation Dumbo Drop was made, and has produced numerous documentary television episodes about the Vietnam War. He is author of three books of non-fiction and five novels. He has appeared on MSNBC as a commentator on Special Operations.

For the past decade he has immersed himself in a deep study of Toltec shamanism. His research in this topic has taken him to Central Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru. He has completed two rigorous apprenticeships in this tradition.

Reviews

[Andrew Weston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Above and Beyond – a soldier’s tale, following the life and exploits of Sergeant Neil Thompson, a third generation soldier and Special Forces operator, rejected from West Point for not ratting on a fellow student who cheated, and determined to prove himself where it counts...Out in a theater that so many tried to avoid: Vietnam
Thompson is just a normal guy who wants to do his job, and do it well.
Written by someone who has “been to the fair and seen the elephant,” the story rings with authenticity from end to end: from an operational point of view, and especially in the way it deals with the trials and tribulations all experienced operators handle when faced with dickhead, career-minded generals with no idea, who ignore the advice and experience of those experts under their command.
Gritty, realistic, amusing and poignant, it tells of one man’s struggle to live his life the way he wants to while making a real difference.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and all those who have served will love it too.

[Chris Bohl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth reading

If you like military sagas you will like this tome. A few twists and turns with an unanticipated ending. An all in all good military fiction to read