Well Done, Those Men. Memoirs Of A Vietnam Veteran

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Scribe
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2007
Edition: Reprint

Description: 303 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. As We Now Know, Most Vietnam Vets Had To Deal With A Community That Shunned Them, And With Their Own Depression, Trauma,and Guilt.

Publishers Description: Australian Vietnam vet Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back at life before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The result is a sympathetic vision of a group of young men who were sent off to war completely unprepared for the emotional and psychological impact it would have on them. It is also a vivid and searingly honest portrayal of the author's post-war, slow-motion breakdown, and how he dealt with it. Well Done, Those Men attempts to make sense of what Vietnam did to the soldiers who fought there. It deals with the comic absurdity of their military training and the horror of the war they fought, and is unforgettably moving in recounting what happened to Barry and his comrades when they returned home. As we now know, most Vietnam vets had to deal with a community that shunned them, and with their own depression, trauma, and guilt. Barry Heard's sensitive account of his long journey home from Vietnam is a tribute to his mates, and an inspiring story of a life reclaimed.

ISBN: 9781921215360