THE CAT FROM HUE A Vietnam War Story JOHN LAURENCE

"Formidable, gripping and always informative....Laurence's eloquent, at times acerbic recollection of Vietnam is one of the finest books in its genre, comparable to Michael Herr's Dispatches."
The New York Times Book Review

"A gritty account that in its close-up portrayal of men confronting war is as timeless as accounts from Homer to Ernie Pyle."
Boston Globe

"What stands out in this book is his plain, fair, and sympathetic observation of recognizably real Americans of every rank and the everyday detail that accmlates into the experience of war."
Foreign Affairs

"Those of us who, with virtually unstinted admiration, followed Jack Laurence's seemingly fearless reporting from Vietnam, have waited thirty years for this book. He does not disappoint. It is a classic of war reporting."
Walter Cronkite

"Magnificent....John Laurence has made an indispensable contribution to the literature on the Vietnam War....This book offers the reader narratives of combat as gripping as that of the best novels on the war."
Naval Institute Proceedings

"A kind of modern era Red Badge of Courage-a coming-of-age as a young man against a background of sheer terror."
David Halberstam