A judicious and penetrating diary of one of America's greatest tragedies--the Vietnam War--and the men who lived and died making it so. Men like Black Hawk and Sgt. Rock of the 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Brigade, and men like Chief Warrant Officer Richard Arann and Warrant Officer Ted Thoman of the 192nd Assault Helicopter Company. While it's illuminating, it's by no means a rah-rah account of the war.