A Rumor of War
by Philip Caputo
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Author: Philip CaputoEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978-05-12
ISBN: 0345272986
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: GOOOD!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had to read this book for my college class. I thought it was a war book so it's going to be stupid and boring!!! OMG IT WAS SO GOOD!!! I could not put it down. I would try and read it between classes but that didn't work.. IF you like war books and want to see the Vietnam war though the eyes of someone who was there? THEN READ IT
Summary of A Rumor of War
"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
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