caputo, philip

The author recounts his experiences during the sixteen months he spent as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam war.

Philip Caputo chronicles his experiences as a war correspondent, describing his dangerous encounters with the Chicago Mafia, Islamist extremists, Beirut snipers, and Middle Eastern terrorists.

Philip J. Caputo's memories of the sixteen months he served in Vietnam, from 1965-66, and the emotional devastation he suffered from it, written a decade after his return home.