"The historical treatment, general research, NVA content, and ability to write well make this absolutely the most comprehensive, best book on combat in Vietnam I have read."

Lieutenant General Frederic J. Brown, Former Chief of Armor and Cavalry US Army.

One Hell of a Ride explores:

Early French involvement in Indochina to 1956,
American forces, 1965-1970,
Task Force 1/4Cav in both pacification and violent combat, 1969,
and Vietnamese battles to 1975.

Armored Cavalry,
Armor,
Air Cavalry,
Infantry,
Mechanized Infantry,
Engineers,
Artillery,
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine air.

This 560-page book with many photos and sketch maps tells the gripping, true story of one of the most controversial and tragic periods in world history: the thirty-five years from 1940-1975 that constituted the Indochina Wars. Known by Americans as “The Vietnam War,” the conflict originated long before the U.S. became involved when the French withdrew in 1956. Focusing on the area north of Saigon to the Cambodian border, Haponski chronicles these dark and dangerous days while telling the compelling, insider’s narrative of the armored cavalry task force he commanded and fought alongside. Lewis Sorley, author of A Better War, said of One Hell of Ride, “This authoritative account, brilliantly researched and reported with insight and compassion by an exemplary soldier, is destined to become an instant classic of small unit warfare." Written with soul and unblinking honesty, One Hell of a Ride stands witness to history and is a must-read for anyone who loves the soldier but abhors war.

Available on Amazon.com