I have actually read this book before because it is one of my dad's favorites. When he was stationed at Ft. Hunter Liggett we went out to visit and he showed us where parts of the movie had been filmed there.
The thing that amazes me most about this book is the amount of respect LTC Moore has for the enemy. This is apparent, even in this first section, because he devotes an entire chapter to General Man and his soldiers. Never once does he refer to the enemy in a negative light; he realizes the North Vietnamese had their own beliefs and that is what they were fighting for. I think this was an advantage for LTC Moore because it caused him to never underestimate the enemy during the planning and battle.
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I think that's a great point about how respecting the enemy caused LTC Moore to never underestimate the enemy during the planning and battle. Especially considering how under-trained the Army was at that time, the leaders needed to understand that they were fighting against a great leader and it was essential to their survival to not be over-confident as to blow off this "third-world leader."
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