cover image Mud Soldiers: Life Inside the New American Army

Mud Soldiers: Life Inside the New American Army

George C. Wilson. Collier Books, $9.95 (276pp) ISBN 978-0-02-071051-6

Wilson became increasingly critical of the Army as he accompanied a group of volunteers through basic and advanced infantry training and their first field maneuver; mishandled trainees, improper protection during exercises and four suicide attempts led him to recommend program changes. PW called this a ``judicious yet outspoken evaluation of the All-Volunteer Army.'' Photos. (June)