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Cargando... Rumor of War (1977 original; edición 1999)por Philip Caputo
Información de la obraA Rumor of War por Philip Caputo (1977)
  
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"In March of 1965, Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo landed at Danang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home -- physically whole but emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism forever gone. A Rumor of War is far more than one soldier's story. Upon its publication in 1977, it shattered America's indifference to the fate of the men sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. In the years since then, it has become not only a basic text on the Vietnam War but also renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and, as the author writes, of 'the things men do in war and the things war does to them.'" -- Back cover. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — Cargando...GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)959.70438History and Geography Asia Southeast Asia Vietnam 1949- 1961–1975 Vietnamese War Other military topicsClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: (4.03)
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Landing in Danang withe Marine in 1965, Caputo tells of us of his thrill of being part of his "splendid little war." By the end of his tour he has been leading a platoon 2 different time, in between being a staff officer and at the end of his term again being a staff officer. He and his men had been accused and tried for the murder of two South Vietnamese, a murder which he men were later acquitted for and he having the most serious charges dropped. He blamed both himself and the war this "atrocity.", not shirking from responsibility but trying to place a greater understanding of being in the field for an extended time in Vietnam.
An excellent book of one man's perspective of his service in Vietnam from the highs to the lows with a brief epilogue of his post military life.
A must read. (