A Rumor Of War
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Submitted by XoCluTch on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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A Rumor Of War
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo was an interesting story about one man's reflection upon and story of the Vietnam War. What makes this book really interesting is that the author was actually in the war. Philip Caputo starts his story from his indecision of what to do with his life after high school. He decides to join the Marine Corps, which gives him a point of view that no media source could have covered during that time. He told his story of whores and alcohol to blood and death. A very detailed account of what he actually saw and did during his time of service.
In the beginning of the book Caputo volunteered for the Marines because he was looking for a way to prove himself, and he saw the Marines as an honorable way to do so. He also originally saw the war as glorious, and having a big thirst to join the fighting. However, after he became a lieutenant, he soon found out that war is not as glorious as he thought. He found himself fighting in the war not for the defense of his ideals or morals, but rather for his reputation, or as he puts it, I was ready to die for considerably less [than medals], for a few favorable remarks in a fitness report.
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo was an interesting story about one man's reflection upon and story of the Vietnam War. What makes this book really interesting is that the author was actually in the war. Philip Caputo starts his story from his indecision of what to do with his life after high school. He decides to join the Marine Corps, which gives him a point of view that no media source could have covered during that time. He told his story of whores and alcohol to blood and death. A very detailed account of what he actually saw and did during his time of service.
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