U. of Wisconsin Press, 1985
Bantam Books, 1992
Reviews of The Village
"A vivid and unbiased portrait of one Vietnamese hamlet in the grip of war…exceptional insight into the war...West has told this story with honesty and without embroidery, while bringing out its inherent human drama. " New York Times
"A fantastic, down in the mud and crud book of enlisted Marines fighting to defend a village…West tells of some victories and of the tragic cost. And he tells it well." Leatherneck Magazine
"Whatever one thinks of the war, it will take the sternest ideologue to remain unmoved by West’s perceptive and human treatment of the men who fought it…It’s an account of brave men at war in a far country, honestly told." Peter Jay, Washington Post Book Review
"Pure Hemmingway in the best sense of that characterization…West brilliantly portrays the drama of a war few Americans have known." Pacific Affairs
Professional reading i for professional growth." The Village, Commandant’s Reading List
"…a minor classic about war…a superbly honest, readable work that goes beyond journalism to become good literature." Peter Braestrup, Tet
"Unquestionably the best book to come out of the Vietnam war – human, compassionate, suspenseful, dramatic." Charles B. MacDonald, Company Commander
"…one of the small handful of truly great books to come out of the Vietnam war." Keith William Nolan, The Battle for Saigon, A Hundred Miles of Bad Road
