HATHCOCK AND BURKE: THE MARINES’ DEADLY DUO

by Robert F. Burgess

You may have read about legendary Marine snipers Hathcock and Burke before. But in this over 9,000-word short story based on actual events, Burgess puts you right beside them watching the very things that made them legends. Unlike other biographers, he adds answers to details that many never knew at the time. If you fought in Nam you may have wondered at these too. For instance how did the enemy move so easily through the jungle in total darkness? How did they avoid booby traps set by their own people? How did they disappear so quickly? If your buddy was killed in a firefight, why was his body never found? As you go along with Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock and Lance Corporal John R. Burke on these legendary missions watch how they unravel various clues in their search for a sniper. After that, you too will know the answers to these long ago mysteries. This is high-tension vintage action from an author who doesn’t mince words and doesn’t overlook details of these actual events. After reading this, you will have shared a small bit of their Nam action…in the comfort and safety of your easy chair. But now, perhaps, you will know a bit more about what our veterans went through during this very difficult and unpopular war. Hopefully, you will also appreciate why these veterans deserve every ounce of respect for the terrible sacrifices they made for us. Especially those who like 23-year-old Lance Corporal John R. Burke from Clearwater, Florida gave everything they had to give. For this read you better wear your flak jacket just in case.

36 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 13, 2017

About the author

Robert F. Burgess grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and as a youth often trout-fished the same creeks and streams as Ernest Hemingway. At the end of World War II he served with the U. S. Army 88th Blue Devil Division Ski Troops in northern Italy. After the war he returned to Europe on the GI Bill to study foreign languages at universities in Italy and Switzerland; then completed his education in Journalism at Michigan State University. He became a Florida magazine writer/photographer specializing in sport fishing and scuba diving adventures. Later he returned to Europe with his wife to travel and write for various magazines there and abroad. The author lives in North Florida. Mr. Burgess has been called a Renaissance man because his books cover a wide spectrum of time and events. He writes real-life adventures about shipwrecks and sharks; treasure diving, cave diving; underwater archaeology, meeting Hemingway in Pamplona and short e-book stories about Marine snipers during the Vietnam War. His writing style puts the reader in whatever adventure he describes so that they themselves become part of that adventure.

Reviews

[Bettye McKee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much too short

There is so much that can be said about Carlos Hathcock and Johnny Burke that this brief offering is only a drop of water to a thirsty man. These brave men, and others like them, saved thousands of American lives with their well-honed skills.

They have my highest respect.

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[Bob Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book hard to putdown

I was a snapped in Vietnam also so under and what they went through. You did what you had to do it also saved a lot of lives over there.

[Shannon Pritchard · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is fiction based on a real man.

First, this is not a book, it is a sketch. Second it appears the author read about Hathcock and then wrote fictional Accounts around some of the facts he had read. Third the author seems to be unfamiliar with Vietnam and guns. Fourth O purchased two books by this author at the same time and much to my disgust the review would work for both. Basically this is a scam.

[Mark Carroll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but good. This gets into some details of his companion USMC sniper to which I had not previously been exposed. It goes into some very good detail as to the circumstances of the famous counter-sniper shot through the NVA sniper's scope. Most remarkable account.

[brian george · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story but compelling

This tell the story of how an american learnt his trade and used it well worth reading .enjoy the read

[Jim Downs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read about two Marine legends

[Ronald C. Grater]

Good image of Hathcock & Burke

This book gives u a quick description of the two and what they went through. I enjoyed the authors presentation. Definently kept me interested.

[Richard A Lambing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read, about a hero.