Bird

by S.L.A. Marshall

Chronicles the exploits of a small group of infantrymen from the First Air Cavalry division, who defended a helicopter landing zone against an overwhelming number of North Vietnamese troops

Genres: History, Military Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

S.L.A. Marshall (full name, Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall) served in World War I and then embarked in a career in journalism. In World War II, he was chief combat historian in the Central Pacific (1943) and chief historian for the European Theater of Operations (1945). He authored some 30 books about warfare, including Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action, The River and the Gauntlet and Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War.

Reviews

[Thomas Kanyak · Rating 3 out of 5]

To say Marshall has a disjointed, peculiar writing style would be an understatement.

[Heidi]

Phil's War Books

[Lysergius · Rating 3 out of 5]

It reads like an after engagement report, which in a sense is what it is.