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Close Quarters

Close Quarters

by Larry Heinemann

FictionVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975Fiction, war & militaryVietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction
3.0
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About this book

Vietnam combat in the first person, in the person of "Flip" Dosier, shorttimer, driver of armored personnel carriers, reaches the point where he "couldn't feel anything in my fingers ... couldn't taste food."

Themes & subjects

FictionVietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975Vietnam War, 1961-1975Fiction, war & militaryVietnam war, 1961-1975, fictionFiction, general

About the author

Larry Heinemann

1944 – 2019

National Book Award winner for *Paco's Story*

Author

Larry Heinemann

Pages

335

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

10

Language

English

Publisher

Blackstone Audiobooks

ISBN

9780446311960

Where to buy

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