Fearful Odds; A Memoir of Vietnam and Its Aftermath
Owings Mill, MD: Bibliotheca Brightside in association with Roxbury Road Creative, LLC and Koehlerstudios, 2015. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 244, [10] pages. Illustrations (some in color). DJ has slight wear and soiling. Signed and dated by author on half-tite. Sentiment in author's hand on page facing half-title. Charles W. “Chuck” Newhall, III is a decorated combat veteran of Vietnam who served with the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the A Shau Valley where he earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with V(1st OLC) and Purple Heart. Fearful Odds is the true story of a young Army officer, groomed for command and assigned to lead a platoon on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam. An otherwise routine mission is complicated by an inept chain of command and the resulting casualties devastate the platoon. The graphic images and memories of the action and the grueling months that follow, lead Newhall to a lifetime of severe trauma, guilt, grief and anger. After decades of experience in managing the long-term effects of trauma, and with the support of his family, Chuck Newhall has successfully come to terms with the effects of PTSD. Fearful Odds offers hope, inspiration and valuable coping tools for anyone, or their families, who has been affected by post-traumatic stress. Fearful Odds is a story of perseverance in the face of insurmountable odds. More