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The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam

Tom Bissell

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#3328 of 3,809 books · #1126 in Biography & Memoir

Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2007).

The Father of All Things is a riveting, haunting, and often hilarious account of a veteran and his son's journey through Vietnam. As his father recounts his experiences as a soldier, including a near fatal injury, Tom Bissell weaves a larger history of the war and explores the controversies that still spark furious debate today. Blending history, memoir, and travelogue, The Father of All Things is a portrait of the war's personal, political, and cultural impact from the perspective of the generation that grew up in the wake of the conflict. It is also a wise and revelatory book about the bond between fathers and sons.

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Publisher
Vintage
ISBN-13
9780307523617
Topics
Vietnam WarFather-son relationshipsWar legacy and memory

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