THE OFFERING:

A Generation Offered Their Lives to America in Vietnam –

 One Soldier's Story

By Tom Carhart

William Morrow and Company, Inc. (1987; hardcover)

Warner Books, Inc. (1987; paperback)

The Offering is a first-hand, narrative account of Tom Carhart's year in Vietnam. (December, 1967 through December, 1968) As a young lieutenant fresh out of West Point, Tom joined the 101^st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. The Offering takes its reader through Tom's experience as an infantry platoon leader in the jungles of Vietnam, as commander of the Tiger Force -- a long range reconnaissance platoon (LRRP) -- as a participant in the CIA-backed Phoenix program, as an advisor to South Vietnamese troops, and as an American soldier whose French was good enough for him to gain access to the well-established French community in Saigon.

The Offering, while out of print, is available through used book dealers, and can be found through the links below:

The Offering on Amazon.com

The Offering on Abebooks.com (American Book Exchange)