A Rumor of War
by Philip Caputo
A Marine officer's memoir of the first year of American combat in Vietnam and the moral collapse he witnessed in himself. Honest, literary and foundational.
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you want the classic Vietnam memoir.
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you want strategy.
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Three things you will actually use
- War reveals what you are.
- Idealism meets reality.
- Tell the truth afterward.
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Read the prologue.
Our verdict
The first Vietnam memoir.
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