Author: Philip Caputo
Subjects: United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War 1961-1975, biography, American, Soldiers, United States
ISBN: 003017631X
Copyright Year: 1977
Other Comments: This startlingly truthful and objective memoir of Caputo's experiences within the Vietnam War is nothing short of a work of art. He tells of the miserable experiences of being a front line soldier; his terrifying run-ins with guerrilla fighters in the Vietnam jungle; the insufferable conditions the soldiers had to endure; and eventually ends the book with the end of the war. This novel was so well written it was haunting. This is definitely an irreplaceable masterpiece that can be added to the plethora of priceless novels, biographies, and autobiographies written about the Vietnam War.
I love this book!!! So, glad this was assigned to me in my American History Class!!!
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