The Valor of Francesco D'Amini

About the Book

“The Valor of Francesco D’Amini is one of the most popular among some 300 Vietnam novels in our library. It certainly deserves its wide audience.”
John Newman, Professor, Special Collections Library, Colorado State University

Men lived and grew old and died in a few weeks in Vietnam. A lot of them didn’t live that long. This is the story of one young soldier’s coming of age in hell. What he saw, how he felt, the way he reacted when friends were blasted to bits right in front of him. This is a story of a few men, but it will stand for all of them. War brought out the best and worst in men, the killers and the guys who just wanted to get home. They were there and they fought a merciless enemy, killing to stay alive. This is a brutal, shocking, nightmarish book— one that you will never forget.

About the Author

Dominic Certo has written numerous articles and other works that appear in both fiction and non-fiction. Winner of Vega’s Annual Award for Prose in 1979 and nominated for The American Book Award in 1980, his works continue to command loyal audiences. Certo served with the 7th Marines in Vietnam and was decorated for Valor.