<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who is the author of the things they carried
who is the author of the things they carried
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien