| A Band of Brothers: Stories from Vietnam Contributor(s): McDonald, Walt (Author), Flynn, Robert (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0896722090 ISBN-13: 9780896722095 Publisher: Texas Tech University Press OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1989 Annotation: Walt McDonald's collection (is) one of the most moving and insightful accounts of that "dirty little war" I have seen. This is a view of hell from an intelligent, sensitive eye, a tour of unimaginable horror conducted by one who has not only seen it, but who has also felt it.... It is a major addition to the literature of Vietnam, something that recalls the best of men in the worst of times and tries to explain how very nearly war can come to destroying us all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 89036088 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.1" W x 9.02" (0.65 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Walt McDonald's A Band of Brothers sheds light on the Vietnam war through the eyes of a pilot in painstaking detail. Walter McDonald's collection is] one of the most moving and insightful accounts of that dirty little war I have seen. This is a view of hell from an intelligent, sensitive eye, a tour of unimaginable horror conducted by one who has not only seen it but who has also felt it.... --Clay Reynolds |