Loved itthis book is something that definitely took a lot out of me to read but was so important and one of the best Memoir style stories of what these veterans faced coming back home
The Things They Carried (1990)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division.
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