New! Semper Cool: One Marine's
Fond Memories of Vietnam

FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Many Vietnam veterans look back in anger on their wartime experiences, but Fixler, who endured one of the bloodiest battles of the war, isn't one of them. The gruesome 77 days he spent defending an isolated hilltop near the border with North Vietnam forms the core of this nostalgic memoir..." [continue reading]

FROM FOREWORD REVIEWS MAGAZINE

"Most books about Vietnam (e.g., The Things They Carried, Born on the Fourth of July) would not be described as optimistic. Despite its upbeat title, Barry Fixler’s Semper Cool isn’t all that optimistic, either. It’s an unabashedly honest memoir without a trace of touchy-feely sentiment..." [continue to forewordreviews.com]