Young Soldiers Amazing Warriors: Inside One of the Most Highly Decorated Battalions of Vietnam

This WINNER OF 20 AWARDS, including a Grand Prize and a Grand Prize Short List Award, is an absorbing, detailed and substantial memoir of military service on the ground in Vietnam, as well as a well-earned tribute to the brave young men with whom Sholly served. Sholly writes both from his own perspective and that of his surviving men in his combat rifle battalion, with eye-witness accounts in their own words.
Young Soldiers chronicles the beginning of the famous “nine Days in May” battles of the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam and the heroes who fought them, including 4 Medal of Honor Winners. Personal accounts of boys become men reveal the riveting events of firefights, human wave attacks, hand-to-hand combat, overrun units, survivors, and sacrifice that combine to tell the story in action-packed detail.
Young Soldiers needs to be read and reread to fully comprehend the reality of war. War stretches a soldier to his or her limits and then beyond. This compelling book reads like an action adventure story, but it lays bare the truth of combat sacrifice and suffering for the reading public.

This book has an irreplaceable authenticity and immediacy and his use of multiple voices is particularly valuable with respect to the battles. A dry sense of humor enlivens his work, as well as a genuine affection and deep respect for the men he served with and commanded. He doesn’t hesitate to give his opinions forthrightly and directly, and isn’t afraid to admit honestly to occasional doubt or regrets
concerning his own actions. —Catherine Langrehr for IndieReader

Young Soldiers Amazing Warriors is a first hand account of a soldier's daily life in the combat zone during the Vietnam War. The reader is immersed in the youthful courage that permeates our hero's actions and the humor that helps him survive the mayhem. His job is not an ordinary one; flirting with death often happens well "before 9 o'clock when civilians at home were just getting to work.” Intertwined with the author's recollections are interviews with fellow fighters and commanders, as well as excerpts from their letters home, completing the picture and ensuring the accuracy of events. ---US REVIEW OF BOOKS

“The best book I have ever read about combat in Vietnam.”
Major General Thomas P. Lynch, USA (Ret.)

“This is war… Not many books about combat ever really catch it. This one has, and in a language everyman can grasp… It’s a terrific book.”
Dr. William Hammond, author of the multi-volume Vietnam series, The Military and the Media, and Reporting Vietnam, Leopold Award winner

“I found the book compelling from many angles. It is a powerful addition to the record of a conflict, much of what we see is politicized. This book is a soldier’s story from start to finish…”
General Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) 32nd Chief of Staff and President of the Association of the U.S. Army

“I think this book may be the best account written about combat in Vietnam. Put Sholly right up there with Phillip Caputo, James Webb, and Tim O’Brien as far as writing goes, but this is no novel. I don’t think anyone can touch him for a non-fiction account.”
Mike Boren, director of Big Bend Natural History Assoc.