Gone Native : An NCO's Story

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Summary: An amazing story!
Review: Alan G. Cornett's autobiographical account of his multiple tours of duty in Vietnam is one of the most amazing accounts I've ever read of anyone who served in the war. Cornett served with so many Special Operations units (Special Forces, LRRPs, Operation Phoenix and the like) that his credibility (not to mention his candor) puts the rest of us to shame. This is an honest book, sans varnish or gloss, and what you get is a fast-paced glimpse of behind the lines operations from someone who literally has 'been there and done that' and been there a few more times and done it again and again. This could have easily been a series of books simply because there was so much to cover; from his rise to Operation Phoenix and a fall he covers in detail. Ironically, it's the rise again from his own ashes that rekindles his career. Cornett's story will amaze you.

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Summary: Great book
Review: An outstanding read about an outstanding career soldier. This book's only fault is that it should have been the first of a series. The author was the kind of guy you loved to have on your team, but would never introduce to your sister. Riveting.

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Summary: A fan from Missouri.
Review: An outstanding read about an outstanding career soldier. This book's only fault is that it should have been the first of a series. The author was the kind of guy you loved to have on your team, but would never introduce to your sister. Riveting.

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Summary: Great book
Review: Being a younger person, it was helpful to me to understand what my family experienced during this war. I found this book to be very interesting, and a great insight into the hell of war. Kudos Al :) Visit Grumpy's in Coon Rapids, MN to meet the author.

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Summary: Compelling
Review: Cornett gives details of his personal life throughout the book, most of which is in Vietnam. He was in and out of trouble with his superiors, but was respected by his fellow soldiers. He worked extensively with the indigenous people and learned their languages, with his most memorable service being in the Phoenix program run by the CIA, where it appears they had a very high ratio of successful missions eliminating VC operatives.

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Summary: Compelling
Review: Cornett gives details of his personal life throughout the book, most of which is in Vietnam. He was in and out of trouble with his superiors, but was respected by his fellow soldiers. He worked extensively with the indigenous people and learned their languages, with his most memorable service being in the Phoenix program run by the CIA, where it appears they had a very high ratio of successful missions eliminating VC operatives.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I do not like to read all that much but this book I could not put down. I only like watching movies about vietnam but this book isa definatly worth while. Its is wrtting so good that you can not put the book down. It goes from war to lust to love to hatrent and attepted murder. It is a well written book and any one who is intrested in war will ove this book

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Summary: Educational, and a Good Read
Review: I was born in 1958, and so I remember the Vietnam War as something that was omnipresent, since it had been going on for as long as I could remember. However, being young and female, and not knowing anyone who was involved in the war, I never had access to the details. They certainly weren't being taught in History class, or surprisingly, even in Current Events. It became very easy to scorn anything or anyone related to the war. Reading of Alan Cornett's experiences with hostile civilians in airports and bars was painful, because although I was never outwardly disdainful, I remember regarding soldiers I encountered as being somehow alien. Books like "Gone Native" should be required reading for students, so that they have the opportunity to understand the harsh realities of, and reasons for, war on a tangible level as they form the opinions they will hold as adults.

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Summary: Gone Native: An NCO's Story
Review: My dad who is a Vietnam Vet, gave me the the book. He said it was an excellent read. I agreed wholeheartedly. On the last page of the book, the author, Alan Cornett promo's a book about perhaps the most interesting character in the book, Captain Phong. That book is supposed to be called, 'The Gray Tiger', would love to read that as well. Gone Native was an excellent read. With seven years in Vietnam, Alan Cornett is qualified to write. The book was a great read.

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Summary: Gone Native: An NCO's Story
Review: My dad who is a Vietnam Vet, gave me the the book. He said it was an excellent read. I agreed wholeheartedly. On the last page of the book, the author, Alan Cornett promo's a book about perhaps the most interesting character in the book, Captain Phong. That book is supposed to be called, 'The Gray Tiger', would love to read that as well. Gone Native was an excellent read. With seven years in Vietnam, Alan Cornett is qualified to write. The book was a great read.