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"This is a public relations problem not a military one," pronounced McNamara.
This book was on the recommended list in Kristin Hannah‘s book The Women. It was free on Audible. Diane was the driving force for the creation of the women‘s Vietnam memorial in Washington DC. These women raised their own funds to have it built. Very good memoir ❤️💔🩷
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This book for me is a tough one to review because I don‘t know how I feel about it. To be honest, the theme of intergenerational trauma, immigration and traditional parenting is covered really well in the book and it‘s something I could relate with but the book lacks consistent storytelling and a solid storyline. Which book left you indecisive? #immigration #Vietnamwar #trauma #parenting
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Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
Home Stretch by Graham Norton
Dixon kept journals while deployed in Vietnam in 1966-67. He describes boot camp, training camp at Pendleton in CA, then his tour of duty as an MP with his team. It‘s honest and descriptive, heartbreaking and poignant. War and battle are good for no one, but in Nam the environment was filled with leeches, fire ants, cobras, dysentery, hunger, jungle rotted skin, and dehydration .
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“They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”
This war tore our country apart; it was never clear to these young soldiers why they were in Vietnam. My classmates, cousins, and friends were affected and some died. Besides industry, war is good for no one💔This book is so beautiful and heartbreaking❤️🩹
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⭐️⭐️ I expected a lot more substance from the son of Robert McNamara in a book called “Because Our Fathers Lied.” Instead it was a lot of navel gazing from a very privileged man who seems to regret not having more open and honest conversations with his dad (despite presenting no evidence that he ever tried to have those conversations) and who seems to want absolution for not fighting in Vietnam. So disappointing.
There is so much I could say, but it will fall flat. This is a moving novel about the Vietnam war, but it‘s so much more than that. It‘s so deeply human. The things we do and why we do them, even if it doesn‘t really make sense. This is a must-read. 230/1,001 #1001Books
I was tagged a few weeks ago in a post to participate in 30 Book Recommendations in 30 Days and I‘m finally getting around to it. I‘m not tagging any individuals, but interested parties are invited to post their own recommendations.
My selection for Day 1 is Tim O‘Brien‘s “The Things They Carried.”