Canadian Vietnam War Veterans
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Vietnam Veterans
THERE
IT IS: A CANADIAN IN THE VIETNAM WAR
an autobiographical
account of the Vietnam War by Les D. Brown
As a Canadian citizen living in
California, Les Brown was a world away from the horror on the other
side of the Pacific. But then the late 1960s crept up and he was drafted
into the U.S. Army and sent off to Vietnam, where he came to fully understand
fear, misery and alienation. Written in the raw language of a soldier,
There
It Is: A Canadian in the Vietnam War describes the experience of
perpetual danger and inhumanity. It is a haunting portrait of the hellishness
of war that is at once thrilling and astonishing.
"There It Is offers
a terrifying trip with freaked out soldiers in the jungles of southeast
Asia. We hear the helicopters, we smell the panic and we weep at the futility
of it all."
-- Paul Gessell, The Ottawa Citizen
"In There It Is, one
hears echoes of [Michael] Herr's Dispatches … Brown presents a unique perspective
of the war the U.S. couldn't win."
-- Peter Kent, Global Television
A gripping,
unforgettable memoir from a Canadian who, in 1969, was drafted into the
U.S. Army and fought in the jungles of Vietnam. There It Is features
an introduction by Global Television News anchor and former Vietnam
War correspondent, Peter Kent.
It's the late
1960s, and Les Brown, a young Canadian living in California, has difficult
decision to make: Does he return to Canada to escape the draft, or does
he serve his adopted homeland? He delays making a tough decision.
When his induction date arrives, he reluctantly reports for duty,
hoping that he'll be given a non-combat role. The Army makes him an
infantry-man, and sends him to Vietnam.
Written with
honesty and humour, There It Is brings us Les Brown's compelling, soldier's-eye
view of his tour as a grunt in Vietnam. In the raw language of soldiers,
Brown describes what is was like to walk through dense
jungle in unbearable heat, to live in a world of perpetual danger
and disease,
to engage the enemy in battle, and to see his buddies die. He details,
took, the time he came face to face with a Vietcong soldier, only to have
his weapon jam, and the time when he convinced a fellow grunt not to kill
a prisoner of war.
This is a vivid
account of a time when the world's most powerful war machine was on the
point of collapse. Morale, discipline, and
the will to go on, all were disintegrating. And Brown's story serves as
a surprising reminder of the role played by thousands of Canadians in Vietnam.
There is horror
and misery in this memoir of war, but there is humanity too, as Brown tells
of his struggle to survive, a struggle which ultimately leads him
to take a risky rebellious stand. Brown emerges from the experienced
damaged, but having achieved a kind of victory.
Featuring a
scene-setting introduction by Global Television News anchor Peter Kent,
There It Is is a powerful personal account of war, and a remarkable testimony
to a time and a that scarred a generation.
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It Is: A Canadian in the Vietnam War
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BOOK HELPS CANADIAN VET FACE HIS VIETNAM WAR DEMONS
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