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Anyone looking for context of what it was like as a soldier fighting for the north in the Vietnam war, I highly recommend The Sorrow of War[0]. I read it in co
by kyle_morris_ 5y ago
Anyone looking for context of what it was like as a soldier fighting for the north in the Vietnam war, I highly recommend The Sorrow of War[0].
I read it in college in a Vietnam and the US History class and it was blown away.
This book, along with The Things They Carried[1] are worthwhile reads.
[0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_War
[1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_They_Carried https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Things_They_Carried
- Loughla 5y agoI was introduced to The Things They Carried in my freshman high school English class. That was a tough row to hoe as a 13-14 year old. I never understood why it was in there. Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong and Style were especially weird in the in-class discussions. That was 25+ years ago, and those classroom talks still stick with me. That teacher was either an unbelievable genius, or an insane person. Not sure.