"Written over the course of thirty years by a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, Matterhorn is a visceral and spellbinding novel about what it is like to be a young man at war: the anxiety and anticipation before the first encounter with the enemy; the fear and exhilaration and brutality of fighting; the tedium and relief of downtime; and, finally, the bonds between men, and the agony and despair of losing one<U+2019>s friends. Matterhorn is an unforgettable novel that transforms the tragedy of Vietnam into a powerful and universal story of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice: a parable not only of the war in Vietnam but of all war, and a testament to the redemptive power of literature."--p. [3] of cover
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ISBN:9780802119285 (hc)
ISBN:080211928X (hc)
Physical Description:print 598 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; Berkeley, Calif. : El León Literary Arts, c2010.