Dispatches
by Michael Herr
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One of the greatest examples of war journalism ever written, Michael Herr's collection of dispatches from the front lines of the Vietnam War reveal with shattering impact how that war differed from any combat theatre fought before. Herr's clearheaded yet unsparing retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, capturing the unique flavor of the time and place and finding clarity in one of the most incomprehensible events in our modern era. A National Book Critics Circle finalist and highly acclaimed upon its publication, this modern classic retains its powerful resonance as America finds itself in the midst of another military quagmire.
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American Personal narratives, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Conflict, Fiction, war & military, Fiction, men's adventure, Vietnam, fiction, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnam-oorlog, Vietnam war, 1961-1975, personal narratives, Corresponsales de guerra, Narración cuentos, Guerra del Vietnam, 1961-1975, Relatos personales, Herr, michael, Vietnam war, 1961-1975--personal narratives, americanPeople
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Originally published: 1977.
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Written on the front lines in Vietnam, Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time. Dispatches is among the most blistering and compassionate accounts of war in our literature.
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