Review: A captivating twist on the Vietnam war story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
In this fine exhibition of masterful storytelling, Hallett begins his writing career in swashbuckling fashion.In “There Be Dragons”, he tells a story about how Lieutenant Jacobs and his platoon are responsible for not only fighting off the North Vietnamese Army and Vietcong, but also fire-breathing dragonsHallett’s writing is so engaging that despite the audacity of the plot, I found myself daydreaming about being right beside Jacobs and his platoon in the jungles of Vietnam.Reading about Lt. Jacobs and his men negotiating booby traps and cheating death in fire fights in the Vietnamese jungles made me secretly wish that I was part of Jacobs’ platoon.A great first book by a talented storyteller.