Title: Vietnam War historical fiction
Product review: As the son of a Vietnam veteran, I have always had a profound interest in the war--starting as a child who religiously watched "China Beach" before progressing into a young adult who sought to learn more via documentaries and nonfiction books such as Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest."Not an "historical fiction" buff like many lovers of the genre, I limit my selections to books that have weathered time and emerged as standard-bearers of the period/event of which they encompass. Examples: "The Killer Angels"; "Catch-22"; "All Quiet on the Western Front"; "The Pillars of the Earth"; to name a few."The Things They Carried" is constructed in a very different manner--a collection of short narratives--and is intended to educate the reader more about the atmosphere of the War among the soldiers rather than the War itself.If you understand this going in, then you will be satisfied with your decision to take on the novel.
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