Reviews
"Eloquent and detailed readings of some of the most acclaimed writers to have come out of the Vietnam War, including Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, David Rabe, John Balaban, Gloria Emerson, Robert Stone, and Michael Herr . . . An excellent overview of the literary styles and achievements that have developed from a group of writers whose literary efforts began, by and large, in response to that war. The text would also be useful to anyone seeking an introduction to the literary productions of the Vietnam War."-- Journal of American History, Beidler provides a thoughtful guide to the lasting work of the war's leading novelists (Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, James Webb, Larry Heinemann, Winston Groom) and of those who wrote what he calls the literature of witness (Gloria Emerson, Frances FitzGerald, Robert Stone, Michael Herr)., "Beidler provides a thoughtful guide to the lasting work of the war's leading novelists (Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, James Webb, Larry Heinemann, Winston Groom) and of those who wrote what he calls the literature of witness (Gloria Emerson, Frances FitzGerald, Robert Stone, Michael Herr)."--New York Times, Eloquent and detailed readings of some of the most acclaimed writers to have come out of the Vietnam War, including Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, David Rabe, John Balaban, Gloria Emerson, Robert Stone, and Michael Herr . . . An excellent overview of the literary styles and achievements that have developed from a group of writers whose literary efforts began, by and large, in response to that war. The text would also be useful to anyone seeking an introduction to the literary productions of the Vietnam War., "Eloquent and detailed readings of some of the most acclaimed writers to have come out of the Vietnam War, including Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, David Rabe, John Balaban, Gloria Emerson, Robert Stone, and Michael Herr . . . An excellent overview of the literary styles and achievements that have developed from a group of writers whose literary efforts began, by and large, in response to that war. The text would also be useful to anyone seeking an introduction to the literary productions of the Vietnam War."--Journal of American History, "Beidler provides a thoughtful guide to the lasting work of the war's leading novelists (Tim O'Brien, Philip Caputo, James Webb, Larry Heinemann, Winston Groom) and of those who wrote what he calls the literature of witness (Gloria Emerson, Frances FitzGerald, Robert Stone, Michael Herr)."-- New York Times
