Run Between/Raindrops

by Dale A. Dye

Book Overview

The blood-drenched Navy Corpsman had it right as he labored to keep yet another Marine alive on the mean street of Hue City: "Getting out of Hue alive is like trying to run between raindrops without... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425114759
• ISBN13: 9780425114759
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

"Climb the Wall and Kill the Gooks"

Excellent novel with many firefights centered around the retaking of the Imperial Citadel in Hue' City during the Tet Offensive in 1968. This is the story of the meatgrinder of house to house fighting and the assault on the walled Citadel where the NVA for once made a stand in a city and did not try to run away to fight another day. The book is written from the perspective of a combat correspondent (Reporterman) who put his cameras aside for a few days, grabbed an M-16 and became a temporary squad leader leading seasoned grunts and raw boots in a mad assault against the fortress of the Citadel, only to watch the ARVNs get credit for retaking it. You will meet and love Philly Dog, Doc Toothpick and several others as you travel through this killing machine along with the writer. Great 'Nam novel with plenty of action. You can never look at another Marine after reading this book and have nothing but respect for their courage.

A Great Novel About the Battle of Hue

You have seen Dale Dye, you have seen his work without even knowing it. Dale Dye has been the technical advisor for almost every big budget war movie of the last decade. Platoon and Saving Private Ryan are just two of the many films he has advised on. In addition to serving as the technical advisor he usually has a small role in each of these films.But he is not just a technical advisor and actor. Dale Dye is an excellent writter as well. His novelization of Platoon was excellent. As well as his book Outrage which was a look at the Marines in Lebanon.Run Between the Raindrops was Dye's book on the Battle of Hue. The book is very moving, does a great job describing the battle, and is written by someone who was there and knows what he is talking about.I do not know how to get a hold of this book anymore. But if you do get it and read it. Dale Dye is a great writer and Walk Between the Raindrops is a great book.

dale dye

i first read platoon as a young man, a young son of a vietnam veteran searching for some truth and some realism amidst flashbacks and my mothers misundertanding. dale brought my father and i together before i too joined the army and saw combat. run between the raindrops, the battle for (pronounced WHEAY) city, the first time marines in vietnam fought house to house street style fighting, if this is what your looking for a true account of the battle, via a photo journalist this book will open your eyes. buy it.

A very good novel based on the author's experiences.

For those that don't know of CAPT Dale Dye, USMc (Ret), he is the technical advisor who adds all the realism, grit, and detail to films including "Platoon" and "Saving Private Ryan". In addition to adding the realistic details and elements to these films, things that he has experianced in his own life, Dye also acts in a many films. You may recognize him as one of the guys who REALLY shot Kennedy in "JFK" or as the company commander in "Platoon", or one of his numerous other roles as a military man. The novel itself flows very well, a fluidity which seems to reflect the thoughts of the author and protagonist very directly. This novel is also very autobiographical, as far as I can tell based on some details of the author's life. I recomend this novel based both on it's style and substance.

Tremendous

Until you've read it, you'll never know what you missed. People dispute the merits of the war in Viet Nam constantly. But until you have been a soldier or marine, you don't know about the sense of honor, pride, and love for your fellow warrior. This book covers it. But if you have to ask, you would never understand.