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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 ...
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]
Inspirational back-to-school quotes “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” ― Robin Williams, “Dead Poets Society” “Everything is hard before it is easy
The Short-Timers – Gustav Hasford novel; Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut science fiction novel; The Sorrow of War – Bảo Ninh novel, 1990; The Thin Red Line – James Jones novel, 1962; The Things They Carried – Tim O'Brien, 1990; Three Soldiers – John Dos Passos novel, 1921, World War I; The Tin Drum – Günter Grass novel
The short film "Ditty Bops: The Art of Listening" will debut during Tulsa's Circle Cinema Film Festival, July 11-15 at the Circle Cinema theater. Focused on a Vietnam War veteran, OKC project ...
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Operation Wandering Soul was a propaganda campaign and psychological warfare effort exercised by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. It was an attempt to increase desertions and defections from Việt Cộng forces and weaken their morale. It was also to coerce the Việt Cộng forces into leaving and going home, weakening their numbers.