Rumor of War
Author The author Phillip Caputo writes Rumor of War from the point of view of a foot solider in Vietnam. Caputo’s bias is that he was in the war and is able to recreate, by way of written form, a very graphic and real account of events. ... Rumor of War is a story that is told in a way that a journalist or reporter could not do. ... During his career as a journalist he covered the war in Beirut and the fall of Saigon. ... The story itself is a rumor of war or otherwise a story of war. ... “And ye shall hear of wars and rumor of wars. ... For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom…” Major Theme The major theme that comes from this book is the idea that war can not bring or cause any good, it only produces varying amounts of evil. ... Caputo, along with countless others, believed that Vietnam was going to be a “good little war,” and never would have imaged that it would have lasted so long with so many lives being lost.