Posts tagged ‘vietnam war’
Paul Ham’s VIETNAM: THE AUSTRALIAN WAR
Covers all aspects of the Australia war in Vietnam from the politics at home and abroad through to the changing attitudes at home during the course of Australia’s longest war.
Continue Reading September 17, 2010 at 12:16 pm Leave a comment
BOOK BITES: Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
My video post on MATTERHORN
James Webb’s FIELDS OF FIRE
You are immersed in the jungle and its claustrophobia, the monotony and futility of life as a soldier and the fear and insanity of being in combat.
My Thin Red Line
there is something about being able to get into characters heads, using your own imagination and projecting your own experiences onto a story that makes me love good, historical fiction.
Continue Reading February 25, 2010 at 11:58 am Leave a comment
Karl Marlantes’ MATTERHORN
If I wrote a list of what would be in my perfect read it would tick every box…twice!
Continue Reading February 25, 2010 at 11:42 am Leave a comment
