Dan Brookes is a writer, photographer, and graphic artist. His tour in Vietnam gave him the travel bug and he still takes to the road, ocean, and air the world over adding to his collection of stories and pictures for his next books and photo exhibits. In addition to many other things, has been the production manager of a Hollywood-based gambling magazine, piloted a riverboat through the Amazon where he helped establish schools in tribal rainforest areas, ran a catering business that fed some of the most famous rock stars on tour, co-founded a UFO research group, and recently retired from Apple where he was a computer solutions consultant. He lives in Connecticut. Bob Hillerby was a journalism major at Amarillo College before entering the Army and training as a photographer, He spent his one-year tour in Vietnam with some of the most battle-hardened units, mostly with the 1st Cavalry Division out of An Khe. He most recently ran a family printing business in Sherman, Texas, before his untimely and accidental death in 2013\. Bob was active in helping fellow veterans with PTSD through his work with the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America.
"""I cannot recommend this book highly enough to anyone who wishes to see the Vietnam War from so many viewpoints that it will make you question what you thought you knew.""-- ""Armorama"" ""...an extraordinary, profusely illustrated, and inherently fascinating read from first page to last. ""-- ""Midwest Book Review"" ""His spellbinding stories and photographs are the best part of the book. They raised question after question in my mind. His analyses of the Pacification and Phoenix programs thoroughly exemplify the misdirection and futility of the war""-- ""The VVA Veteran"" ""The combat photographers whose stories are told in this book occupy a unique place in the history of the war, both chronicling and participating in some of the major actions of the war while trying to capture the essence of life for the average GI.""-- ""New York Journal of Books"" ""The photography is excellent and this all adds to a book that is an essential read to anyone interested in the Vietnam War or conflict photography in general.""-- ""War History Online"" ranked #1 on Book Authority's ""20 Vietnam War Books to Read in 2020"" list-- ""Book Authority"""