Phase Line Green: The Battle for Hue, 1968

by Nicholas Warr

Book Overview

The bloody, month-long battle for the Citadel in Hue during 1968 pitted U.S. Marines against an entrenched, numerically superior North Vietnamese Army force. By official U.S. accounts it was a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557509115
• ISBN13: 9781557509116
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

"I lived it. I read it. I relived it"

The heartfelt message of this book not only conveys the historical narrative of the Battle of Hue but also allows the reader to visualize for himself the challenging emotional trauma endured by both Marine and Corpsman in the heat of fierce battle! I looked into the eyes of many a Marine as he breathed his last breath. All were heros! I looked into the newborn's eyes as she opened them for the first time! These are some of the feelings I relived as I read this book. I think the reader, whether a combat veteran or not, will be moved and enlightened by reading this narrative of "A Few Good Men". "Doc"

Best book I've read regarding Vietnam

I have read more than a hundred books on the Vietnam war. I found this one to be the best. I'm astonished how any one could give less than five stars. I found his honesty refreshing. His integrity as top notch. The book is a must read for anyone who wants the dirty truth of how political correctness can be more important than mens lives. The micromanagement that lead to the the failure of the entire Vietnam war is made plain and clear by Mr Warr. I can understand how Mr Warr received a carthsis effect by writing this book. He does us all an honor by sharing the truth with us. I beleive he deserves a silver star for telling the truth. I shall read this book again and again.

The Book Where History Comes Alive

As an English as Second Language person, I don't usually read any book other than books in Chinese. While looking for books to read for the school reading activity, I accidentally found Phase Line Green and got in touch with it. Just by looking at the short summary on the back of the book, I knew it would be a great book. Phase Line Green was very detailed on the date of the Vietnam War, landform, troops and other informations about Vietnam War. IT covers a lot information about the U.S. Marines during that time. Because of its very detailed story and well-expressed feelings and thoughts, sometimes you feel like it is you who was in the book and not Nicholas Warr. Overall, it's an excellent non-fiction story about Vietnam War and is the best english non-fiction book I had read. Therefore, I recommend this book to every one, no matter how old you are. It's easy to read so don't let a part of history slip out of your hand.

This is a must-read!

Nicholas Warr has written an extremely powerful account of the fighting in Hue during the Tet offensive. Rather than dealing with the strategic-level accounts of the Vietnam war, Warr presents a worms-eye view of one of the most vicious battles ever fought in Vietnam. Warr sugar-coats nothing - the horror and agony of war, as well as the humorous instances that occur during war, are presented for all to see. Warr's writing style keeps the book moving along quickly, as he has the unique ability to include a lot of detail without bogging the reader down - much like Cornelius Ryan or John Toland. If you have even a remote interest in the Vietnam war, or the United States Marine Corp, you can't miss this.

PHASE LINE GREEN by Nicholas Warr

I collect and have read hundreds of books about the Marine Corps and have long considered Eugene B. Sledge's WITH THE OLD BREED: at Peleliu and Okinawa as the finest book ever written about Marines in combat in any war.I consider it so because of his realistic no holds barred approach to the subject of which he is writing. The word pictures he chose to use to describe WWII certainly exposed a lot of brains, blood and bone. This realism is what makes his book a classic. PHASE LINE GREEN written by Nicholas Warr is as realistic a description of war as can be written. Warr's description of the brutal fighting in the street's of Hue during the Tet Offensive of 1968 are vivid, vicious and obscene. He recounts his experiences, mincing no words and sparing no pain. Simply and directly, this is how it was in the battle for Hue. He spares few in the telling, including himself. This book is a perfect definition for the word war. Nowhere will you find the courage, tenacity and bravery of Marines, or the unforgetable reality of combat better described. This book, in my opinion, is just as good as the one written by Sledge. Both books should be required reading for Marines or for anyone interested in military history. PHASE LINE GREEN should also be read by Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy and the other fools responsible for Vietnam and the rules of engagement that left men like Nicholas Warr so embittered.