My Last War: A Vietnam Veteran’s Tour in Iraq

Charles M. Grist
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440152689
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (01/10)

 

Charles M. Grist wrote an impressive account of his tour in Iraq. His detailed journal entries made this accurate and very compelling story possible. Those daily dangers that face our dedicated troops are made very real to the reader. “My Last War” takes you into the day-to-day happenings, the routine of everyday life in a war zone; a life that is everything but routine.

“My Last War” begins with a bit of history on Charles M. Grist and the man he was in civilian life, his civilian job, and also makes mention of his duty in Vietnam. From there, Grist leads into how he came to be in Iraq and the adventure begins.

Grist tells of the insurgents among the civilian population and how you can’t tell the good guys from the bad. He puts the horrors of war in your face so you may know the daily threat of roadside bombs, constant mortar attacks and ever present suicide bombers. He doesn’t present a pretty picture because it is not. He tells it like it is because it is the truth!

“My Last War” takes you behind the scenes, giving you a real view of the war as seen through the eyes of a combat veteran. It gives you an honest look at the war that is rarely seen by the general public. A view that is not as pretty as we see on CNN or other censored and filtered news networks.

This book is real and raw in some spots. It is a tribute to the brave men and women that lay down their lives for our freedom and the freedom of others. “My Last War” by Charles M. Grist was one of the most captivating books I have read in a long time, I could not put it down. It has all the makings of a best seller. I gave it my highest possible A+ rating because it deserved it. I know that anyone who is interested in what is going on in Iraq will thoroughly enjoy it. It is well written, honest, informative and very entertaining.

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