Matterhorn : a novel of the Vietnam War
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802119285 (hc)
- ISBN: 080211928X (hc)
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Physical Description:
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598 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; Berkeley, Calif. : El León Literary Arts, c2010.
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Subject: | United States. -- Marine Corps -- Fiction Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction |
Genre: | War stories. First novel. |
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Summary:
"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