It was an ok read, enjoyed certain aspects of it, but it didn't implore me to read it well into the night.

2.5 stars

More individual and personal in scope than many other war memoirs, Lieutenant Dangerous (a mispronunciation of Jeff Danziger’s name) seems to be one man’s attempt to explain what he himself sees as unexplainable. Like many other young men, Danziger was drafted into the Vietnam War and spent his required year in-country. Other than the excellent illustrations (to be expected from someone who makes a living drawing political cartoons), there is very little that is concrete or widely applicable here, despite broadly sweeping judgments and criticisms.

Danziger was a reluctant participant in 1970 and voices what actually sounds like a young man’s frustration and cynicism. He regularly generalizes all decisions as asinine and all soldiers as disinterested. He gives much more commentary than support. A reader is left wanting more structure and much more context before being able to truly get behind this particular anti-war message.

Thank you to Jeff Danziger, Steerforth Press, and NetGalley for an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.