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Summary: MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
Review: Absolution is a true story of horror, love, the vulgarity of war, and the nobility of the warrior. Between 1960 and 1975, hundreds of thousands of young men were thrust into the barbarity of an Asian civil war. Inadequately trained for jungle warfare (and initially armed with defective weapons) the men of Charlie Company acquired their "killer skills" by instinct and imagination. Transformed by necessity, these young men became quickly transformed into brutal gladiators. "What's your body count"" commanders asked their soldiers each evening -- as if the war were sport, and if a scorecard named the winner. Exacerbating the soldier's dilemma was a powerful and biased news media which created a myth of the Vietnam-era solider as a misfit, a perverse example of a military machine gone awry, wreaking havoc and destruction upon innocent civilians. Absolution is the true, candid, unflinching story of Charles J. Boyle, a man who commanded a platoon in combat in Vietnam, and at the outbreak of the Tet Offensive, was selected to command Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. Absolution is an invaluable, eye-witness account and an outstanding contribution to the growing library of Vietnam military history.
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Summary: A Review: Absolution; Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion
Review: Absolution, by Charles J. Boyle, is an outstanding book about a great lieutenant and his men. As an avid reader of the Vietnam War, I have never read a book about Vietnam that touched my heart as much as this one. Once I started reading the book, I could not put it down. A true and accurate portrayal of the Vietnam War and its brave American soldiers.
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Summary: Brilliantly focuses on the incredible horror and hardship...
Review: As Dennis Riley is thrust into battle in Vietnam, his eyes are opened. As he witnesses the carnage and horror of war on his tour of duty, he matures from a boy into a man. Dennis must use all of his skill and intelligence just to survive the hell, and must also be able to handle great emotional stress. As Dennis travels from battle to battle, he sees friends and enemies alike perish under a hail of bullets and artillery. Throughout the book Dennis struggles to keep it together. I thought this was a very realistic and interesting book. The extreme details make this book more than just good, they make it great. This book features a unique style of writing, as Dennis not only describes the actions in the book, he talks to himself as he analyzes his situation. This feature and the detail really caught my attention and made me want to read more and more. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has any interest in the Vietnam War, doesn't mind the occasional cursing and gore, and is ready to read an emotional book. I gave it 5 stars!
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Summary: Indochina Chronology -- Bibilographic Review
Review: I am a female born on the eve of the Vietnam War. We were not taught much about the war and this book rips it wide open. Doing a history project about the Vietnam War, I stumbled onto this book. Now I know! It is an emotional, raw, beautifully written story of war and the men who fought it. Author Boyle is a master of the craft of writing. I was spellbound by his descriptions of battle. I could not put it down. There is love woven between every line of this saga. If you want to see and feel real combat; if you want to know why Vietnam Veterans don't talk much about their war, read this remarkable book. Every American should read it. It will move you to tears and your heart will ache forever for our gallant fighting men.
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Summary: Absolution: Charlie Company
Review: I have finished reading Charles J. Boyle's, Absolution: Charlie Company, but I know this book will never be finished with me. There is a great healing that needs yet to be done is this country; a great open wound that lies on the national soul and in the wounded bodies, minds, hearts and souls of those who we sent there. It does not matter where you stood, or stand, on the conflict called the Vietnam War; what matters now is resolution. That is what Charles Boyle has provided in Absolution. I have read hundreds of thousands of words penned on all sides of this so open wound, but none that I have read before have so touched heart and soul. There were times when I had to put the book down to process what these men, our sons, fathers, husbands endured in that time and place that is still so much with us; times when I felt weak with sharing their pain, awed by being witness to their courage. Boyle has taken us there, absolutely there; step by step, hour by hour, day by day as our young men grew, against all odds, despite betrayals from above, into men of courage, into comrades in arms, in a time and place, in a war often without explanation or understanding. Boyle graces us with witnessing the turbulence of mind and spirit when all that has been learned before is challenged in young lives, in blood, terror, conviction, fortitude, and courage. Be prepared for a great adventure into tears, into outrage, into anguish, into great pride. If you are prepared to face the beginnings of finding resolution, if you read only one book on the conflict called the Vietnam War, read Absolution: Charlie Company. "Falcon Six, this is Charlie Six. We're moving." Do move to read Absolution; it is time for the healing and it can begin here. Welcome home, Charlie Company.
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Summary: Absolution: Charlie Company
Review: I have finished reading Charles J. Boyle's, Absolution: Charlie Company, but I know this book will never be finished with me. There is a great healing that needs yet to be done is this country; a great open wound that lies on the national soul and in the wounded bodies, minds, hearts and souls of those who we sent there. It does not matter where you stood, or stand, on the conflict called the Vietnam War; what matters now is resolution. That is what Charles Boyle has provided in Absolution. I have read hundreds of thousands of words penned on all sides of this so open wound, but none that I have read before have so touched heart and soul. There were times when I had to put the book down to process what these men, our sons, fathers, husbands endured in that time and place that is still so much with us; times when I felt weak with sharing their pain, awed by being witness to their courage. Boyle has taken us there, absolutely there; step by step, hour by hour, day by day as our young men grew, against all odds, despite betrayals from above, into men of courage, into comrades in arms, in a time and place, in a war often without explanation or understanding. Boyle graces us with witnessing the turbulence of mind and spirit when all that has been learned before is challenged in young lives, in blood, terror, conviction, fortitude, and courage. Be prepared for a great adventure into tears, into outrage, into anguish, into great pride. If you are prepared to face the beginnings of finding resolution, if you read only one book on the conflict called the Vietnam War, read Absolution: Charlie Company. "Falcon Six, this is Charlie Six. We're moving." Do move to read Absolution; it is time for the healing and it can begin here. Welcome home, Charlie Company.
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Summary: Soul-searing
Review: No one has told his heart and the agony of Vietnam as has Charles Boyle in "Absolution". In telling of his time there, he lays bare his soul, what his effort was all about. He tells the how and why of his dedication to America and what Vietnam was all about to the US soldier. A great book -- one that should be required reading for all highschool students --- required reading in colleges.
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Summary: Soul-searing
Review: No one has told his heart and the agony of Vietnam as has Charles Boyle in "Absolution". In telling of his time there, he lays bare his soul, what his effort was all about. He tells the how and why of his dedication to America and what Vietnam was all about to the US soldier. A great book -- one that should be required reading for all highschool students --- required reading in colleges.
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Summary: An Infantry Lieutenant in Combat
Review: This book accurately shows what goes on in the mind of an infantry lieutenant. It focused on the human aspects of leadership and command. It showed how to deal with the loss of soldiers and friends in combat. Every leader has been too close to soldiers and this book shows why it is dangerous to do so. Having said that, it also shows what a soldier in the right place at the right time can and will do for his leaders. SGT Jay Cee and his friends from Company C, 3/22 Infantry gave their lives for their commander and friend. Absolution tells why soldiers will give their lives and how leaders deal with it. I recommend it for cadets before commissioning, lieutenants in the basic course, and captains prior to command. It is an excellent resource for leaders.
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Summary: "A salute to those who fought and served!"-FEMALE READER
Review: This book was so real! A heart wrenching story from the eyes and heart of a true AMERICAN HERO! Reading this book helped me earn a greater respect for all of the Dennis' that fought in the Vietnam War! A must read book!
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