They Marched Into Sunlight

War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967

By: David Maraniss

Narrated by: David Maraniss

David Maraniss tells the epic story of Vietnam and the sixties through the events of a few gripping, passionate days of war and peace in October 1967.

With meticulous and captivating detail, They Marched Into Sunlight brings that catastrophic time back to life while examining questions about the meaning of dissent and the official manipulation of truth—issues that are as relevant today as they were decades ago.

In a seamless narrative, Maraniss weaves together the stories of three very different worlds: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion and obfuscating behavior of officials in Washington. To understand what happens to the people in these interconnected stories is to understand America's anguish.

Based on thousands of primary documents and 180 on-the-record interviews, the book describes the battles that evoked cultural and political conflicts that still reverberate.©2003 David Maraniss; (P)2003 Simon & Schuster, Inc; All Rights Reserved; AudioWorks, An Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Overwhelming

Factual, balanced, even-handed and overwhelming. This audio book is indeed thought-provoking at the least and full of sadness and a sense of waste. It should be required reading....

Lucky me

I was in the Bn Cdr's Cp HQ Company, 2/28, 1965-66) group as a RTO less than a year prior to this battle. My replacement was killed.

Visit Thru History

Action-packed and authentic, Maraniss takes you to a time-warp of history where you re-live the same moments in a bloody Viet Nam massacre and inside the halls of a university protest in Madison Wisconsin where police batons slam into student skulls. If you lived these years, the confusion, innocence and outrage are still there in your soul. Great reading experience, as usual, with David Maraniss at the keyboard.

Too brief but good

Narration: a bit labored but tolerable.

Story: interesting joining of catastrophic, avoidable ambush (metaphor for viet war entire) and signal demonstration.

Abbreviated format probably much less informative than original format.

Overall, a worthwhile listen.

Captures the Vietnam War era

In this relatively short book, David Maraniss captures the horrible war, the college protests, and the out of touch political and military leadership. Well worth listening to. It will stay with me a long long time