Raw, hard hitting, not politically correct, as it was during the early years of the 1970s. See through the soldiers eyes his perspectives, as he takes you visually through his personal slice of the non-winnable Vietnam War. Feel his fear and euphoria from the mundane to the cracking sounds of AK 47 rounds zipping past his head. Meet the friendly creatures persecuting the Grunts daily, while on operations. Feel his feelings on the few rest days, trying to unwind. A must to read, if you want the feeling of a simple private soldier, living his own private hell.

"Major Carew has traced and interviewed many hundreds of servicemen from all over the Commonwealth who fought in the Korean War. He tells the story of the "Commonwealth at war" through their eyes, their reports, diaries and letters. Because it was a war fought not for conquest, or a nation's survival, but for a principle, it was a very personal war. It is this which emerges clearly from the narrative, startling and sometimes appalling in its immediacy, often moving in its humanity"--Jacket.

"The napalmed children peered at him, uncomprehending, not understanding what happened, and asked him to fix their burns, alleviate their pain. He tried to explain- such a terrible mistake. No words came out of his mouth."  Poisoned Jungle speaks to the long psychological tentacles war has on the lives it touches, and the difficulty of breaking free of them. Realizing changes have occurred deep within, Vietnam War medic Andy Parks must reconcile his new reality to establish a life worth living-not an easy task. How will Andy Parks ever dispel the images he brought home with him? He can't live with them-or outrun them. Even in sleep he finds no rest. In a powerful human saga, Andy teeters on the chasm of survivor's guilt, desperate to find equilibrium in his life. Deep down, he wants to live but doesn't know how. Poisoned Jungle is an intimate glimpse into one veteran's struggle for meaning after experiencing the despair of war.

Regimentsmarch "Rule Britannia" i nodenotation. - Vigtige tidspunkter i regimentets historie, kronologisk oversigt. - Introduktion til bogen ved Brian Horrocks.