Francis J. West’s tells the harrowing and, at time, unbelievable tale of a marine squad fighting for their lives for over a year. While many other stories akin to “The Village” tell tales of a squad or platoon succeeding or failing at one mission, sometimes taking several weeks or months, West’s story lasts 495 days. There are few documented stories in existence that are so extensive, or that leave the reader feeling like such a person part of the author’s savage and brutal experience. As he tells the story of himself and the few who were Continue reading...