About the Book
The JUNGLE WARRIORS is a book by Bobby Briscoe, U.S. Army (Retired). This literary work portrays a much-decorated combat brigade (i.e., the 11th Light Infantry Brigade of the 23rd Infantry Division -Americal- fighting in the most controversial wara in American history.
Written by Bobby Briscoe, this book was published to fulfill a promise to the men who made up his unit–men not wanted by other commanders, but who came together as a fierce fighting force.
Covering June, 1967, through December, 1968, Briscoe served as a squad leader of the 11th LIB (Light Infantry Brigade) of the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal). This unit operated from Landing Zones Bronco and Liz outside of a village in northern Vietnam called Duc Pho.
Briscoe tells the story as if to place you there. You will hear the gunfire, smell the napalm, suffer the oppressive heat, feel the fear, and witness the tragedies that occur in the personal lives of soldiers in war. You will come to know why this brigade was named…
The Jungle Warriors.
This book is available as a paperback in hardcopy, as well as in an audio version.
Here are the 32 audio mp3 file episodes (in the audio version) :
1. A Special Foreward - by Fred Castaneda
2. Introduction by the Publisher
3. Introduction: about the book
4. Acknowledgements by Bobby Briscoe
5. Monsoon Rain — a musical piece (lyrics by Bobby Briscoe and performed by Felton Armstrong of Funky Face)
6. Chapter One - A Shooting on the Way to War
7. Chapter Two - Infantrymen into Soldiers
8. Chapter Three - On A Fast Track to War
9. Chapter Four - Warbound on the Ocean
10. Chapter Five - Entering the War Zone
11. Chapter Six - Embracing the Battle Zone
12. Chapter Seven - Air and Ground Battles
13. Chapter Eight - Search and Destroy
14. Chapter Nine - Social Life at LZ Bronco
15. Chapter Ten - Push Back Charlie
16. Chapter Eleven - Ambush
17. Chapter Twelve - The Calm Before the Storm
18. Chapter Thirteen - Big Bloody, Big Red
19. Chapter Fourteen - Deep Trouble
20. Chapter Fifteen — In-Country Rest and Recreation
21. Chapter Sixteen - Battle Strategies Rewarded
22. Chapter Seventeen - The Human Side of War
23. Chapter Eighteen - The Hardest Battle of the War
24. Chapter Nineteen - Back in Hell
25. Chapter Twenty - Excursion to Quang Ngai
26. Chapter Twenty-one — Back to the Bush
27. Chapter Twenty-two — Crazy Dog Days at Bronco
28. Chapter Twenty-three — Last Time in the Bush
29. Chapter Twenty-four — Final Countdown
30. Chapter Twenty-five — Bravery to the Last Breath
31. Chapter Twenty-six – The Last Days
32. Chapter Twenty-seven — Home Sweet Home
Copyright (c) 2008, Matrix Solutions Corporation and Bobby Briscoe. All Rights Reserved.
