Rumor of War, A

Rumor of War, A

In March of 1965, Marine 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 historyâ‚¬s ugliest wars, he returned home â‚¬â€¢ physically whole but emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism forever gone. A Rumor of War is far more than one soldierâ‚¬s story. Upon its publication in 1977, it shattered Americaâ‚¬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 a renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and, as the author writes, of â‚¬Å“the things men do in war and the things war does to men.â‚¬Â â‚¬Å“To call it the best book about Vietnam is to trivialize it. . . . A Rumor of War is a dangerous and even subversive book, the first to insist â‚¬â€¢ and the insistence is all the more powerful because it is implicit â‚¬â€¢ that the reader ask himself these questions: How would I have acted? To what lengths would I have gone to survive? The sense of self is assaulted, overcome, subverted, leaving the reader to contemplate the deadening possibility that his own moral safety net might have a hole in it. It is a terrifying thought, and A Rumor of War is a terrifying book.â‚¬Â â‚¬â€¢ John Gregory Dunne, Los Angeles Times Book Review â‚¬Å“Caputoâ‚¬s troubled, searching meditations on the love and hate of war, on fear, and the ambivalent discord warfare can create in the hearts of decent men, are among the most eloquent I have read in modern literature.â‚¬Â - William Styron, The New York Review of Books
Country USA
Brand Brilliance Audio
Manufacturer Brilliance Audio
Binding MP3 CD
ReleaseDate 2014-11-18
UnitCount 1
Format Audiobook
UPCs 889290385017
EANs 9781491576779

Country	USA
Brand	Brilliance Audio
Manufacturer	Brilliance Audio
Binding	MP3 CD
ReleaseDate	2014-11-18
UnitCount	1
Format	Audiobook
UPCs	889290385017
EANs	9781491576779

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