Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness.
Record details
ISBN:9780618706419
ISBN:0618706410
Physical Description:print 233 pages ; 21 cm.
Edition:First Mariner Books edition
Publisher:Boston : Mariner Books, 2009, c1990.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
The things they carried -- Love -- Spin -- On the rainy river -- Enemies -- Friends -- How to tell a true war story -- The dentist -- Sweetheart of the song tra bong -- Stockings -- Church -- The man I killed -- Ambush -- Style -- Speaking of courage -- Notes -- In the field -- Good form -- Field trip -- The ghost soldiers -- Night life -- The lives of the dead.
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