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Kirkus Reviews called The Short-Timers "a terse spitball of a book, fine and real and terrifying, that marks a real advance in Vietnam war literature." [5] The Washington Post wrote: "There is a vivid description of Hue in the aftermath of the 1968 Tet offensive and a grimly realistic portrayal of Marines under siege at Khesanh. Hasford also ...
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The Phantom Blooper: A Novel of Vietnam is a 1990 novel written by Gustav Hasford [1] and the sequel to The Short-Timers (1979). [2] It continues to follow James T. "Joker" Davis through his Vietnam odyssey. The book was supposed to be the second of a "Vietnam Trilogy", but Hasford died before writing the third installment. [3]
Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford, was an American novelist, journalist and poet.His semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979) was the basis for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987). [1]
Having two kids makes you a referee.”— David Frost “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.”—
Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary (Vietnamese: từ Hán Việt, Chữ Hán: 詞漢越, literally 'Chinese-Vietnamese words') is a layer of about 3,000 monosyllabic morphemes of the Vietnamese language borrowed from Literary Chinese with consistent pronunciations based on Middle Chinese.
For the 25th anniversary of the “Hey Arnold!” pilot, show creator Craig Bartlett talked to NBC Asian America about the storyline surrounding Mr. Hyunh, a Vietnamese refugee.
Napalm Sticks to Kids" is a protest song that has seen life as both a published track and an informal military cadence. It originates from the Vietnam War , during which napalm —an incendiary gel —saw extensive use.