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Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat

Author: James R. Mcdonough
Publisher: Presidio Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 195862

Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1

ISBN: 0891418008
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780891418009
ASIN: 0891418008

Publication Date: March 15, 2003
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5 out of 5 stars

Junior Officer material November 21, 2007
A great read. Much in line with the other comments on this book, I believe it gives a superb insight in to the unspoken thoughts and (in)decisions faced by a junior officer - exactly the kind of situation you hear about at RMAS, yet never really expect to happen at the moment they do! A refreshing and useful insight into that much overused phrase, 'the loneliness of command'.

5 out of 5 stars

You'll read this in one night. September 5, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

If you enjoy first person military writing, this book will be superb. At about 200 pages, you'll have to finish this book in one night. You won't be able to put it down.

5 out of 5 stars

Haunting and Compelling June 19, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I can't forget the characters in this book: Killigan, Nail, Donne, McDonough himself, and all the others. The prose is sparse but muscular. The author's passion for integrity in leadership and for his troops drips from the pages like tears shed at the Wall in Washington, D.C. The center piece of this unforgettable tale is the tragic truth that America would never know what good and honest and selfless men served their country in the Nam. I will use this book in my high-school English classes to teach new generations about the war, about the men who served, and about the strength of character that once existed in America and that made this country great. My favorite line occurs toward the end when Lt. McDonough, attempting to save the life of one of his troops, writes "I would not let him die. I would rip the world off its axis first." It's a powerful read and one you will not easily forget.

5 out of 5 stars

A step beyond military reading. February 14, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

"Platoon Leader" does more than provide a reader /soldier with invaluable lessons about leadership and combat experience. As a cadet at West Point, I benefitted the most from COL McDonough's story from his candid exposure of his thoughts and fears, which gave me the most realistic glimpse of the many challenges in my future profession.

5 out of 5 stars

Must-read for army lieutenants December 28, 1998
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is the best first-hand war report I have ever read - a must for all platoon leaders.