A Rumor of War

by Caputo, Philip
ISBN: 9780805046953
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  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Caputo, Philip
  • ISBN: 9780805046953
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.24 x 1.05
  • Number Of Pages: 356
  • Publication Year: 1996

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  • The best soldier's eye view of the Vietnam War

    Zach C. - 4 years 1 month ago

    The Vietnam War is an often overlooked conflict in American History. Philip Caputo's memoir of his service is finely detailed while still being accessible. The book takes place during his tour starting in March of 1965. As a freshly trained soldier in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Caputo enters Vietnam imagining an Rudyard Kipling-like adventure. To his mind, the U.S. was conducting a small colonial war similar to the French before them. The NVA and Viet Cong forces quickly dispel him of this notion. The second half of the book switches gears when he is transferred to graves registration. It is in this part of the book that Mr. Caputo gives an excellent account of the mental toll of war. The book, however, does not go into the grand strategy of the forces involved. Those looking for a full history of the war should check out Stanley Karnow's history simply titled, Vietnam. What Mr. Caputo does offer is the clearest testimony of what it was like on the battlefield in that war. If you want to gain an understanding of the Vietnam conflict look no further.

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  • Not a happy book but well worth the read.

    Russell F. - 5 years 1 month ago

    The real deal, not the Rambo version of RVN. Caputo was a marine officer who entered the RVN conflict in March 1965 as part of the Maring BLT 3/9 and spent a year there.

  • Gripping

    Jeff R. - 5 years 8 months ago

    One of the best war books that I have read. It erases any glorification of combat that one might have.