Alicia A. (uppitybookworm) reviewed A War Novel I Couldn't Put Down on 10/12/2008 + 5 more book reviews

I love war.. war novels, movies etc I spent a lot of time studying the Vietnam war and of course as all students in America do... WWII. This book although labeled fiction because names were changed to provide privacy to those this book covers- should be labeled non - fiction. This book brings home the fact that boys mostly not men fought in Vietnam. Most soldiers who left for Vietnam died within the first two weeks of active duty and the average age of a soldier is 19- still the same. This book put a face on a conflict so often forgotten by the media today and the American population- ironic considering it was the first war to be documented by non military media through the video camera. This book is in my humble opinion a must read.

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