Blood In The Hills Sparknotes

Blood in the Hills: The Story of Khe Sahn, The Most Savage Fight of the Vietnam War, authored by Robert Maras and Charles W. Sasser, was published on April 1, 2017 and is currently priced at $18.32 on amazon.com.
Based off the title alone, the reader is immediately aware of what to expect upon opening the publication. Blood in the Hills: The Story of Khe Sahn, the Most Savage Fight of the Vietnam War, written by Robert Maras with the assistance of Charles W. Sasser, tells the story of Maras, a Vietnam veteran, and his experiences during the war. From his combat landing on Red Beach, to his departure from the Demilitarized Zone, also known as the DMZ, Robert Maras describes in great detail the joys and sorrows of his time in Vietnam. The book

In the preface, Maras, accompanied by his fellow veteran companions, Tony Leyba and Sargeant Crawford, stand before the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C. Whilst standing, they reflect on their time at Khe Sahn and remember the fallen troops, forever engraved in the monument. After the brief introduction of characters, time flashes back to April 22, 1967, where Maras is about to land in Vietnam for the first time. From there on out, the actions become sequential in the narrative until his departure, save for several flashbacks and historical explanations. These include a range of aspects; from personal stories on how he came to enlist in the Marine Corps and the stages of bootcamp, to historical accounts on the causes of the Vietnam War and how its abrupt ending. At first, one might have thought authors Maras and Sasser failed to note the sources utilized to write these peppered reports in the reading every now and then. However, they are obscurely written in the author’s note, simple to overlook, as no separate page or clear section was included where the authors properly cited their sources. Incorporated within the acknowledged sources are a few historians, but the majority are as competent as Maras , who has only one book under his belt. Also, Robert did not employ one primary source during the entirety of the 266 page memoir. If he were to do so, he would be

Sasser have contributed to this genre of history concerning the Vietnam War, discussing the role it played in many people’s lives. Nonetheless, considering all the books available on this particular subject, Blood in the Hills is hardly an original composition. Much like every other work of historical nonfiction, it is filled with straightforward information on his life in Vietnam, accompanied by small number of pictures in the middle of the book. Alas, Maras’ memoir fails to stand out amongst the thousands of books accessible to the public on Khe Shan and The Vietnam War. Even though the book itself wasn’t unique, Maras’ novel was victorious in fulfilling the purpose. Throughout its entirety, Blood in the Hills remains true to the courageous spirit and fight within each soldier. The reader is provided with sufficient evidence, informing them on the war, but also generating admiration for the Marine Corps and the bravery it took to launch into combat in a foreign land. By the resolution of the story, the author’s thesis is proven, the audience now educated on the horrible battles that transpired at Khe