I Am the War

Rating:
Summary: Up from the Depths....
Review: A gripping account about the depths of one mans hell as he tries to fit back into society after coming back from 'Nam. The book is written interview style, with no punches pulled as the authors delve deep into a hidden past so elusive and colored with memories that shook the man so deeply his physce choose to forget. It is the story of his awakening, with harrowing accounts as he mentally falls apart, only to realize that his past holds the key to his redemption. Should be requiered reading for all young lions chomping at the bit to see action.

This book is one of those those few that kept me up late into the night, turning the pages. It is disturbing (in a good way) and painfully honest.

Rating:
Summary: Feel the grit in your teeth as you devour this tale of war
Review: The interview style WORKS! Although I wish the author had gone into more detail on a few of his memories, I found following the unfolding recesses of Hallas' mind gripping and eerie at the same time. No false plot, no literary mechanics -- just one man, a tape recorder, and a ten-year-old mystery of what is the "truth."

This should be required reading in any college class that deals with Vietnam or its aftermath. This is as close as you can get to real without being crouched in the mud beside them.