The author of “Horse Stories” Doug Stanton will be attending Schuler Books & Music’s 35th anniversary celebration Monday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.
The Traverse City resident recently released his third book “The Odyssey of Echo Company: The 1968 Set offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War” and has the title implies, is about a small platoon of American soldiers fighting for survival in Vietnam after the Tet Offensive in 1968.
Stanton’s first two books follow a similar theme of soldier life and both have become New York Times bestsellers. The first book, “In Harm’s Way” is about the survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II, and “Horse Soldiers,” about a band of Special Forces soldiers in Afghanistan who rode horseback in the war against the Taliban after 9/11. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer film based on “Horses Soldiers,” starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, is scheduled for release in January.
Meanwhile, “The Odyssey of Echo Company” has been receiving a lot of praise since its release in September. Tom Brokaw said of the book that it “is a book for all Americans to read for the enduring lessons of what happens when we commit our precious young to the ravages of combat,” while Lee Child says that Doug Stanton is “a meticulous reporter, a fluent, propulsive storyteller, and this account of tragedy and triumph is an instant go-to text for those who want to know what their fathers and brothers—and America—were doing fifty years ago.”
Stanton’s writing has appeared in “The New York Times,” “The New York Book Review,” “Time,” “The Washington Post,” “Men’s Journal,” “The Day Beast, “Newsweek,” “Esquire,” and “Outside,” where he has been a contributing editor. Stanton also is a founder of the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival.
For more information about Stanton’s visit or other activities at Schuler Books & Music, visit schulerbooks.com.
