Praise for and "The 13th Valley, and " a Finalist for the American Book Award: and "There have been a number of excellent books about Vietnam...but none has managed to communicate in such detail the day-to-day pain, discomfort, frustration and exhilaration of the American military experience in Vietnam. and " - Joe Klein, and "The New York Times Book Review and " and " and "The and " novel about the Vietnam War...Del Vecchio has constructed a classic war novel, a complex and frightening book, that gets it right. and " - and "Chicago Sun-Times and " and "An important and distinctly American book. and " - William Plummer, and "Newsweek and " and "The first Vietnam combat novel to demand - and deserve - comparison with Norman Mailer's and "The Naked and the Dead. and " and " - and "Philadelphia Enquirer and " and " and "The 13th Valley and " written with straightforward, authoritative, unadorned prose and merciless intelligence is not just the best Vietnam War novel to date, but the smartest. and " - C.D.B. Bryan, author of and "Friendly Fire and " and " and "The 13th Valley and " is dynamite! This is the most sensuously honest interpretation of the Vietnam experience I've ever read. and " - Al Santoli, author of and "Everything We Had and "