Dispatches (Everymans Library
(Cloth)) by Michael Herr
It Wont Go Away
Michael Herr, who wrote about the Vietnam War for Esquire magazine,
gathered his years of notes from his front-line reporting and turned them
into what many people consider the best account of the war to date, when
published in 1977. He captured the feel of the war and how it differed from
any theater of combat ever fought, as well as the flavor of the time and the
essence of the people who were there. Since Dispatches was published,
other excellent books have appeared on the war--may we suggest The
Things They Carried, The Sorrow of War, We Were Soldiers Once ... and
Young--but Herrs book was the first to hit the target head-on and remains
a classic.
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The Vietnam War is one that brings up many images to many people.
Michael Herr captures, through a series of articles, the view from the
ground; what the soldier that went out every day saw, felt, and smelled. He
brings us life in Saigon before the fall, with the lies, deception, and
confusion. He brings you up close and personal, pushing the envelope and
not allowing the reader to look away or to forget. He brings you a
combination of other peoples experiences, along with his own, as he
struggles to define what Vietnam means.
This is a brilliant book, one that should be read by everyone. Herr brings
the sights and sounds of Vietnam to the reader, even to someone who was
not alive when Vietnam was going on; he works a magical mix of high
prose and low army humor, describing, for example, being stoned while on
a military base. His words bring the story to life, something that is lost in
todays newspapers. This book is one that brings a new side of Vietnam to
life, one that is not the view from the generals, but one from the everyday
experiences of one reporter from a place called Vietnam.
Reviewed by
Kevin Winter
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