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A Rumor of War

A Rumor of War

Author(s): Philip Caputo

Location(s): Vietnam

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs

Era(s): Vietnam War and aftermath

“A singular and marvelous work.” — The New York Times
“Compelling . . . A thoroughly honest view of what the experience of Vietnam meant to a young college graduate, a ‘gung-ho’ lieutenant in the marine corps who enlisted for the ‘heroic experience’ of war . . . It is the most eloquent statement yet on what Vietnam was for the lower echelons who had to do the dirty work.” — Seattle Times
“Heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging . . . It will make the strongest among us weep.”

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