Many books have been written about the Vietnam War and the period of our history commonly referred to as the Vietnam era. Those books range from dry scholarly studies of the period to highly fictionalized war stories.
Souvenirs of War is different. It is the true and personal story of a generation that came of age under the clouds of war; a generation that was affected in every imaginable way by the Cold War and the distant and unpopular war being waged in Vietnam. It's also a story of war up close and personal. The reader will experience the powerful emotions, the fears and the brotherhood of combatants trying to stay alive in the steamy jungles of Vietnam.
It's a story that could have been written by thousands of soldiers or Marines that served in that distant land. The book follows a Marine's life as the reality of war grows from a distant threat to something that must be faced head-on. It tells of being a Grunt in the battlegrounds of Southeast Asia, and adjustments upon returning home to a world that had changed utterly and irrevocably.
It's a powerful and true story that millions of veterans and Baby Boom Generation members will recognize and relate to.
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Many books have been written about the Vietnam War and the period of our history commonly referred to as the Vietnam era. Those books range from dry scholarly studies of the period to highly fictionalized war stories.
Souvenirs of War is different. It is the true and personal story of a generation that came of age under the clouds of war; a generation that was affected in every imaginable way by the Cold War and the distant and unpopular war being waged in Vietnam. It's also a story of war up close and personal. The reader will experience the powerful emotions, the fears and the brotherhood of combatants trying to stay alive in the steamy jungles of Vietnam.
It's a story that could have been written by thousands of soldiers or Marines that served in that distant land. The book follows a Marine's life as the reality of war grows from a distant threat to something that must be faced head-on. It tells of being a Grunt in the battlegrounds of Southeast Asia, and adjustments upon returning home to a world that had changed utterly and irrevocably.
It's a powerful and true story that millions of veterans and Baby Boom Generation members will recognize and relate to.