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File Size: 19846 KB
Print Length: 557 pages
Publication Date: January 8, 2014
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B008IJ5JF6
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John Cronin is a veteran of the American Marine Corps, the Rhodesian infantry Fireforce and Selous Scouts, as well as studying in Lebanon during a civil war and being kidnapped by a terrorist organization before being able to leave the country with both a degree and his life in tact. This book tells his life story in rich and colorful detail, and I am sure there is much that did not make these pages. When you think of American Adventurer, this is the man you should picture.Cronin comes from an Army family, and moves on from there to the Virginia Military Institute. He is not cut out for the cadet life, and enlists in the Marine Corps, where the book really starts to blossom. His description of recruit training is one of the best, and shows the timelessness of the process used to mold Marines, as I recognize many things from my own training. He becomes a radioman and serves with reconnaissance units in Vietnam, where he is wounded. He does an amazing job describing his process of joining the units, learning the ropes, and going into the bush. He has a way with words as he gets into the action and tastes combat, eventually being wounded.He eventually returns to college in South Carolina at the Citadel, another military college, and then becomes a Marine Officer, but the Corps has lost its appeal to him, Vietnam coming to an end. He is in search of the next war, and makes his way to Africa to fight against communism in Rhodesia, modern day Zimbabwe. His description of the conditions in the country, the social and political landscape, the influence of the communist bloc nations on the insurgency, and the way the international communities treatment of Rhodesia influenced the outcome of the war are all touched upon. The center of the book where he analyzes these issues all show how far he has come in his academic development, and are worth the price of admission. This man knows the places he describes, and understands the various elements that come together to shape the inevitable outcome. His discussion of racial dynamics in the minority dominated country are some of the best I've read, and Rhodesia is a topic of some interest to me.The special operations forces of the Rhodesian Security Forces are legendary amongst western militaries, because there is a certain David v Goliath flavor to the story. He tells it dispassionately, from his arrival at the airport to being screened, and then accepted into FireForce. He goes on call outs, kills terrorists, and does all he can to win the war almost single handedly. He eventually moves on to the even more elite Selous Scouts, conducting extremely dangerous operations. He closes this section of the book phenomenally, tying up the lose ends of his own feelings about the war, and telling the story of Americans who showed up to play neo-colonists in an Africa that only exists in their fantasies.The close of the book has to exist to tell the story of his kidnapping, and it contains fun anecdotes about London, Cairo, and Beirut, but it is too long and does not reach its climax in the same orderly fashion we have by now come to expect from the book. It seems tacked on, and is missing a bit of the structure and focus of the earlier parts of the book. But once he gets to Beirut, he is in his element, and then he closes out by reaching the current stage of his life, with wife and children, a retired action hero.The only criticism I can issue of the book is that one of detail. Cronin references journals and letters several times, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt when he cites exact conversations in having written them down at the time. I am generally suspect of such things from actions that occurred thirty plus years ago in writing, and it is used heavily here. The second detail issue one of description of sexual acts with various women he has relationships with during his life, especially the last two preceding his wife. They do not add anything to the story, and while he thanks his wife up front for allowing him to be open about his history, there is no need for it. I have been married for ten years and cannot remember much I said to my previous girlfriends, but he recalls conversations that happened in the late seventies as if they occurred yesterday.John Cronin lived a life that would do an 80's action move proud. We are all richer for the fact that he shared it with us, and this book will grip you as he shares the tale. I cannot recommend it enough, and a five star rating seems to not do it justice. As I write this, there is no better value on the Kindle for $5.
The Bleed is a compelling book written by a warrior. John Cronin tells his unvarnished story with humor and élan. As a radio operator he served an abbreviated tour with 1st Force Recon in Vietnam in '66, managing to thwart the Corps's efforts to keep him in a radio shack in the rear. He carried a radio on reconnaissance patrols. Severe wounds cut his tour short. After recovering from his wounds, he finagled his way back to Vietnam and to 3rd Force Recon where he was wounded less severely. Cronin went to officers' training and pretty much coasted during his time as an officer; unhappy that Vietnam was no longer an option and that there were no other hot spots in which to serve. Needing more adrenalin fixes, he joined the Rhodesian Security Forces. Cronin's descriptions of combat are stark and without glamor. His descriptions of his interactions with civilians during his combat days and later during his post-graduate education in Cairo and Beirut, are direct and matter-of-fact. He is brutal in his criticisms and generous in his praise of those with whom he served, usually naming names. Throughout the book, he interjects humor, sometimes catching the reader off guard. Cronin is (ahem) a man's man. That type is denigrated by much of today's intelligentsia and almost all pundits. His book is self-descriptive, but not self serving. I recommend this book to any who are interested in the motivations and machinations of a warrior as well as to those interested in the 'other side' of the Rhodesian insurgency. Full disclosure: I served with Cronin for a time in 3rd Force Recon. We weren't close, but I respected him then and now even more so.
John Cronin writes well and the first section on the Vietnam conflict makes good reading. Sadly this doesn't continue into the second section when he is in the Rhodesian Light Infantry & Selous Scouts where Cronin is trying to convince his reader that he is actually a really nice guy and he didn't really mean to kill all those terrorists! If he did indeed release a captive terrorist in a battle I'm pretty sure his colleagues didn't know or he would have been a casualty of 'friendly fire'! Meanwhile one has to remember that he is actually a mercenary who has been trained as a marine doing what marines do well, kill people. It is written like he is apologising and yet he was fighting the same enemy, communism, just on a different continent. That criticism aside it is a good read but because of the insincerity of the second part, I could only give it 3 stars.I was in the Rhodesian Air Force.
Just finished The Bleed by John Cronin which is only available in the Kindle version. Outstanding well written book. He writes with accuracy and honesty of life in the Corps and in the bush - both in Vietnam and Rhodesia. Highly recommend everyone to consider reading it. Having served two tours in Vietnam and wounded on both and then four years in the Rhodesian Security Forces including the Selous Scouts, John writes frankly and The Bleed is definitely not a self-serving book. He is a proven leader of men in combat with the resume to prove it. Should be read by those who wish to lead men in combat, not staff officersProud (although at an earlier time) to have also served in 3rd Force in Viethma in association with such outstanding Marines.Lest we forget - Semper Fi!!
I have to say as a researcher of the Vietnam and Rhodesian Wars, this book was a gold mine of information from just one of 5 Americans to serve in the Selous Scouts in Rhodesia. I give a full review of this book on sofrep.com . The story is told in a most enjoyable manner. I cannot give any higher recommendation than 5 stars for this book. It is priceless. One does not need to be familiar with either war to enjoy this true story of a modern day professional soldier of the 20th century. I hope that this is not the last writing that we will see from Captain Cronin.
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