I haven't read a lot of war related books so I can't really say where it is in that spectrum of books in that manner, but it painted a very hard hitting and sometimes harrowing picture of how the usage of chemical warfare had a lasting effect on anyone that had encountered it on all sides, as well as the emotional state of the soldiers upon return and how that affected them and their families. Was well written as all Bryce Courtenays books are but seemed much more of a political statement on the abysmal treatment of the Vietnan soldiers upon their return that just so happened to have a storyline in the background of it the whole plot climax and resolution hurriedly summed up in the last quarter of the book. Not bd by a long shot but definitely could have used more. ( )

Enlightening account of the effect of the Vietnamese war on veterans and their families. ( )

A really moving story about a Vietnam vetran's struggle to adjust to civilian life. ( )

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