Not only did I have the opportunity to read Stan Taylor's book "Beneath the Bamboo: A Vietnam War Story" but got the chance to meet him in person. A random stranger who by God's grace would end up becoming a very close friend. Meeting Stan and hearing his life story would forever change my life. I learned so much from Stan about his journey and how he has lived, learned, and processed the events listed in his book. For me it was a true window into a world I would otherwise never have understood....

Good fast paced story of one soldier's time in Vietnam.

I really enjoyed d this book over many along the same lines that I have read mainly be wise there was no foul language. He shared his story with humor and clarity but without all the cussing so many others have included. It was a real joy to read it.

Rings honest and true

I was there at the same time and Stan gives us a story that could have been any of us but is his own journey through a dark time. Duty. Honor. Bravery. All there with the humanity and insanity that is war.

You don,t have to be big in stature to have a big heart!

This was a good book written by one, good brave soldier . This guy grew up to be a truly good man in spite of having the odds stacked again him as a youth. I grew up with a kid in a similar situation who became a tunnel rat. It did not go well for him unfortunately.

Book is a fairy tale

,,I'm a Vietnam veteran, this book is a fairy tale, every picture he's in is flat ground with no jungle most likely in the central highlands, his clothes are clean, he says he was in the a Shaw valley then phu cat air base. This book is meant for no one who was there, way to much bullshit, and the bronze star with V device with more awards. If he did one tenth of what he says he should have the silver star with clusters

Very good read.

I really enjoy books like this that are written by the person who was there. It must be difficult at times to share these memories and I for one really appreciate it.

A first-person account of one soldier's journey through the Vietnam War. Stan Taylor's step-father is a career Army soldier who uses military style disciplines when raising him from a young age. He had always thought his step-father was overly abusive in his methods but discovered as a teenager that he was following a plan to mold this youngster into a man who could take care of himself.When he enters the Army and eventually sent to Vietnam, he volunteers for the jobs nobody else wanted: walking...

I found it interesting and horrifying. What we ask of our soldiers in battle is too much. My brother loaned me this book to read. He went to high school with the author and also served, not with him, but at the same time in Vietnam. My brother was a point man in the army and was about nineteen at the time. He contracted malaria and was sent to Japan to recover. That probably saved his life.

I gave this 4 stars for the story, not the writing. Not an exceptional book but an exceptional story. Any autobiography by a vet deserves, no demands at least 4 stars in my opinion, and I guess a review is my Union.
It was a captivating book, quick and easy to read. I'm going to let my 11 year old read it.

An informative book.

it is hard to believe that during the Viet Nam war I was a teenager but I do not remember it. this is the second book I have read about the war. it is a wonderful book I enjoyed reading about his bravery.