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The book describes the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) using primitive mountain tribes (Montagnards) to fight against the North Vietnamese and the Vietnamese Communists (Viet Cong). It reveals how easy it was for well-trained U.S. soldiers to exploit innocent tribes and how the tribes were destroyed in a losing struggle for other's freedom. It shows how the U.S. Army was restricted in fighting the Vietnam War by political decisions in Washington.
Customer Review: Review from a family member
This is the book I looking forward to read. Tony, an uncle, told me about the book and I could not wait to read it! This is an insight of a soldier who took part in war far from home and had to do things that is not always right but as soldier he had to obey orders. It is a compelling book that I could not put down till I finished it! A point I would like to see rectified is why Tony denied his South African background and up bringing? He was born and brought up in South Africa till he left to join WWII. We are all proud of his achievements in his adopted country but would like to see his conection with South Africa not forgotten.
Customer Review: A personal and compelling narrative
Anthony Blondell became involved with the Montagnards of South Vietnam in the early 1960s when he was part of the U.S. Army Special Forces Airborne unit stationed there. Honor And Sacrifice: The Montagnards Of Ba Cat, Vietnam is Blondell's personal and compelling narrative of those times and that place within the larger context of the Viet Nam war. Honor And Sacrifice is a welcome and much appreciated contribution to American military history in general, and the growing library of Viet Nam military memoirs in particular.


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