Jim Robbins writes for the Washington Times and other pubs and he's also the guy who let's me come and play with his Masters in Terrorism course as a guest evaluator. It is fun to see how creative and how much more intelligent than our real enemies these students are in creating a terrorist group and then planning attacks against us. He wrote a book last year called "This time we win- revisiting the Tet Offensive" that I read and really enjoyed. It is well-researched and written and contains a considerable amount of information about Tet that doesn't normally get discussed. It was a totally different battle than anyone back here in America ever heard about. But I wanted to get a more expert viewpoint, so I gave it to my Dad. He is a West Point grad w/ two tours in Vietnam and I think his words pretty much say all you need to know about this book. Jim Robbins tells a story of Viet Nam which reflects my memory in a way that no other author has even approached. While I was not "in country" during the Tet Offensive, I was there before and after Tet. The picture he paints is a "must read" for any Viet Nam vet. He not only knows the true story, but additionally must be brilliant because he agrees with me Russ Hanson 1st Infantry Div, 65/66 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 69 Works for me, and you can see where I get my trademark humility.
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