Lieutanant Dangerous
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- Author：Jeff Danziger
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Summary
A must-read war memoir。。。 with zero punches pulled， related by one of the most incisive observers of the American political scene。 --KIRKUS （starred review）
Funny， biting， thoughtful and wholly original。 --Tim O'Brien， author of The Things They Carried
Jeff Danziger， one of the leading political cartoonists of his generation， captures the fear， sorrow， absurdity， and unintended but inevitable consequences of war with dark humor and penetrating moral clarity。
If there is any discipline at the start of wars it dissipates as the soldiers themselves become aware of the pointlessness of what they are being told to do。
A conversation with a group of today's military age men and women about America's involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: "War is interesting，" he reveals， "if you can avoid getting killed， and don't mind loud noises。"
Fans of his cartooning will recognize his mordant humor applied to his own wartime training and combat experiences: "I learned， and I think most veterans learn， that making people or nations do something by bombing or sending in armed troops usually fails。"
Near the end of his telling， Danziger invites his audience--in particular the young friends who inspired him to write this informative and rollicking memoir--to ponder: "What would you do？ 。 。 。 Could you summon the bravery--or the internal resistance--to simply refuse to be part of the whole idiotic theater of the war？ 。 。 。 Or would you be like me？"
Funny， biting， thoughtful and wholly original。 --Tim O'Brien， author of The Things They Carried
Jeff Danziger， one of the leading political cartoonists of his generation， captures the fear， sorrow， absurdity， and unintended but inevitable consequences of war with dark humor and penetrating moral clarity。
If there is any discipline at the start of wars it dissipates as the soldiers themselves become aware of the pointlessness of what they are being told to do。
A conversation with a group of today's military age men and women about America's involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: "War is interesting，" he reveals， "if you can avoid getting killed， and don't mind loud noises。"
Fans of his cartooning will recognize his mordant humor applied to his own wartime training and combat experiences: "I learned， and I think most veterans learn， that making people or nations do something by bombing or sending in armed troops usually fails。"
Near the end of his telling， Danziger invites his audience--in particular the young friends who inspired him to write this informative and rollicking memoir--to ponder: "What would you do？ 。 。 。 Could you summon the bravery--or the internal resistance--to simply refuse to be part of the whole idiotic theater of the war？ 。 。 。 Or would you be like me？"
Reviews
Bob Lingle
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Jeff Danziger gives a very straightforward account of his experience with the Vietnam War。 It removes the perceived glamour of war， and presents a very biting critique of the leadership that led us into Vietnam， and the indifference of the combatants。 Tune into our interview with Jeff on July 7 at 7:00 PMhttps://fb。me/e/Kim9kXg3 Jeff Danziger gives a very straightforward account of his experience with the Vietnam War。 It removes the perceived glamour of war， and presents a very biting critique of the leadership that led us into Vietnam， and the indifference of the combatants。 Tune into our interview with Jeff on July 7 at 7:00 PMhttps://fb。me/e/Kim9kXg3 。。。more
Joy
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2。5 starsMore individual and personal in scope than many other war memoirs， Lieutenant Dangerous （a mispronunciation of Jeff Danziger’s name） seems to be one man’s attempt to explain what he himself sees as unexplainable。 Like many other young men， Danziger was drafted into the Vietnam War and spent his required year in-country。 Other than the excellent illustrations （to be expected from someone who makes a living drawing political cartoons）， there is very little that is concrete or widely appli 2。5 starsMore individual and personal in scope than many other war memoirs， Lieutenant Dangerous （a mispronunciation of Jeff Danziger’s name） seems to be one man’s attempt to explain what he himself sees as unexplainable。 Like many other young men， Danziger was drafted into the Vietnam War and spent his required year in-country。 Other than the excellent illustrations （to be expected from someone who makes a living drawing political cartoons）， there is very little that is concrete or widely applicable here， despite broadly sweeping judgments and criticisms。 Danziger was a reluctant participant in 1970 and voices what actually sounds like a young man’s frustration and cynicism。 He regularly generalizes all decisions as asinine and all soldiers as disinterested。 He gives much more commentary than detail。 A reader is left wanting more structure and more context before being able to truly get behind this particular anti-war message。 Thank you to Jeff Danziger， Steerforth Press， and NetGalley for an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Abibliofob
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I have had a long fascination for the Vietnam war and have read quite a few books about it。 This is one of the better ones。 Not so much action but lots of thought。 Lieutenant Dangerous is all about the reflections upon the conflict by author Jeff Danziger。 Great insight。 Well written and hard to put down。 Thanks to @this_is_edelweiss @steerforthpress for giving me this advance copy。 Out in the beginning of July 2021。
Linden
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I've read a number of Vietnam memoirs， mostly written shortly after the war by young men who had been involved with that ill-fated war。 Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger is reflecting on his time there after 50 years， a draftee who became an officer in the hope he would avoid Vietnam only to find himself there anyway。 He has many questions for readers， particularly younger ones such as "What would you do？ Would you obey a [draft] notice from the United States government？ Would you accept forced I've read a number of Vietnam memoirs， mostly written shortly after the war by young men who had been involved with that ill-fated war。 Political cartoonist Jeff Danziger is reflecting on his time there after 50 years， a draftee who became an officer in the hope he would avoid Vietnam only to find himself there anyway。 He has many questions for readers， particularly younger ones such as "What would you do？ Would you obey a [draft] notice from the United States government？ Would you accept forced military training？ Could they make you into a killer？" A thought provoking read for those who know something about the Vietnam War and especially for those who do not。 Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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