Rumor of War
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A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo includes a prologue in which the author tells us that his book is “simply about war, about the things men do in war, and the things that war does to them.” As it turns out, these “things” are fairly significant for they change Caputo from a young, enthusiastic Marine filled with idealism into a tired, cynical and disillusioned war veteran. Caputo’s idealism is tempered with ambivalence about a war where the climate acted as much as an enemy as booby traps and Viet Cong. Throughout the book we see his firsthand account of the boredom and bravery, the sacrifice and fear, and the savagery yet communion of men at war. Caputo’s youthful idealism turns toward savagery and hatred, especially because of his involvement in the murder of an innocent Vietnamese though to be an informer. As Caputo writes, “The dead boy
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page)
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