A singular and marvelous work. -- The New York Times Compelling . . . A thoroughly honest view of what the experience of Vietnam meant to a young college graduate, a 'gung-ho' lieutenant in the marine corps who enlisted for the 'heroic experience' of war . . . It is the most eloquent statement yet on what Vietnam was for the lower echelons who had to do the dirty work. -- Seattle Times Heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging . . . It will make the strongest among us weep. -- Los Angeles Times
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company Inc, Owl Books,U.S.
ISBN-10
080504695x
ISBN-13
9780805046953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90678409
Product Key Features
Author
Philip Caputo
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Author Biography
Philip Caputo worked nine years for the Chicago Tribune and shared a Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his reporting on election fraud in Chicago. The author of seven works of fiction and a second volume of memoir, he divides his time between Connecticut and Arizona.