Author: Al Santoli.
Title: Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War.
Publisher: Presidio Press.
Pages: 235.
Copyright: 1981.
Price: $7.99 (US).
This paperback is a personal history of the Vietnam War told from the perspective of 33 different people. It covers from the opening days of 1962 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. I enjoyed some accounts. Some I found repetitive or boring.
Being an oral history, you get a bunch of different viewpoints. There were special forces, medics, marines, nurses, chopper pilots, and Navy personnel. However, you get a good overview of the whole war. Mostly recommended.
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