Most of us have those distinct characteristics, features, or attributes we seek in a book. The majority of the time, we are fortunate if a volume possessed a few of these. If it contained most of them, we undoubtedly had a good reading experience. Occasionally, there is a volume possessing everything we search for in a book. For me, that rare occurrence came with Donald Snedeker’s superb volume, Blackhorse Tales: Stories of 11th Armored Cavalry Troopers at War.
To begin with, it is obviously a huge benefit if the volume revolves around an interesting subject. Blackhorse Tales unquestionably focused on material I found exceptionally interesting. Snedeker has crafted a book which captures the stories of the soldiers and their families who served with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) during the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1971. During that period, over twenty-five thousand soldiers served with the unit during five and one-half years of combat operations in Vietnam and Cambodia with family support from home.
