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Article: The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam.(Book review)
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- February 1, 2008
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The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam
Gene R. Dark
iUniverse, Inc.
2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512
ISBN 9780595458936, $15.95, 2007, 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com
"The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam" is one of the most compelling, honest accounts of how the United States sent innocent, vulnerable nineteen-year-olds into a war they knew nothing about. At a time when patriotism was high, young men visualized honor and fantasies about war and conquering the enemy; little did they know that there was a big difference between fantasy and reality.
Gene Dark was one of those innocent ...