Blogs in January 1970

The Book of Salt 1st January 1970

Saigon in the 20s, Paris in the 30s, this is the story of loss and exile. Paris in the household of Gertrude Stein, and Saigon the homeland. A touchingly evocative novel.

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Matterhorn 1st January 1970

Base Matterhorn: a fortress carved into the jungle. Monsoon clouds swirl around the high summit, which is the hiding place of the marines from Bravo company. Close to Laos and North Vietnam, this is total isolation, skirmishes and battles...

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The Zenith 1st January 1970

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The Lotus Eaters 1st January 1970

As the fall of Saigon begins in 1975, two lovers make their way through the streets, desperately trying to catch one of the last planes out. Helen Adams, a photojournalist, must leave behind a war she has become addicted...

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If I Die in a Combat Zone 1st January 1970

A personal journey throught the Vietnam war, a war no-one really wanted, facing an enemy in alien and inhospitable terrain. This the “the” book of the Vietnam war.

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