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Set as deeply in his mind as in the depths of the Southeast-Asian jungle, a young American soldier embarks on an evocative journey to a war that, for him, will never be over. I am that American soldier. It's 1969. 18 and living in New York City the world was a playground for Mickey, a naive Irish-American kid bored with his life who felt he was ready for the adventures of war. His father served in World War II, his brother a Marine in Vietnam it was now his turn. His 365 days, in the hell that was Vietnam, builds in torment until an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia where everything goes terribly wrong. Wounded, his friend captured, he becomes a tormented survivor knowing he is always just a heartbeat away from death. His adventure turned nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau, those very same words with which his father imparted enduring wisdom throughout his youth: """"Most men live lives of quiet desperation,"""" especially those at war. This emotional journey of self-realisation chronicles the key perspective-shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam.

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Historians will find much valuable material in this memoir in addition to the fascinating narrative. Moynihan is a skilled storyteller who writes in a direct, earnest style --<i>H-Net Reviews</i>; Moynihan...describes how he joined the army, his training, his experiences in the jungle, how he was wounded in an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia, and how he returned after a year in service --<i>ProtoView</i>.

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Vietnam veteran Michael P. Moynihan, Jr. served as a radioman with the First Cavalry Division in 1970. He lives in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

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