A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo (1984, Paperback)

Description: THE EXTRAORDINARY BEST SELLER ABOUT VIETNAM!! This is Philip Caputo's A RUMOR OF WAR. This 328 page paperback was published in 1984.The classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was thirty-five years ago. In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history’s ugliest wars, he returned home—physically whole but emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism forever gone.A Rumor of War is more than one soldier’s story. Upon its publication in 1977, it shattered America’s indifference to the fate of the men sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam. In the years since then, it has become not only a basic text on the Vietnam War but also a renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and, as Caputo explains, of “the things men do in war and the things war does to men.Classic read in this book in acceptable condition. Clean unmarked pages. Heavy tanning on inside front and back covers. Wear on cover edges and small torn spot at top front corner. Shipping and handling 3.90 Media Mail to US destinations. Canadian residents 20.75 First Class mail. All others welcome but extra postage required and shipped entirely at your risk.

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