Cadillac Platoon

CADILLAC PLATOON is a story of the contrasts, contradictions, and tensions of the late 1960s. Written by a decorated Vietnam veteran, it is a complicated love story superimposed on the stark reality of 1968 Vietnam.

   

Hank Kirby is a reluctant warrior, riding the roller coaster of triumphs, tragedies, and frustrations in both arenas—the war abroad and the turbulent times at home.

The story follows Hank, a newly minted US Army second lieutenant, as he makes his way from college ROTC to the battlefield at the height of the war. Ultimately, through a mix of blunders and accomplishments, he reveals himself to be an uncertain, iconoclastic, and very human hero.