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Dispatches

Dispatches

EssaysMemoir
Pages
208
Published
1978
Language
English

Synopsis

Written from the front lines of the Vietnam War, this classic of war reportage offers an unforgettable and unflinching look at the chaos and fervor of combat. Michael Herr's unsparing and unorthodox retellings of day-to-day events in Vietnam capture the surreal insanity of the combat zone. This blistering and compassionate account renders clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyTenseMelancholic
SurvivalFish Out of Water

Genres

Essays Memoir Military History Military

About the author

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Michael Herr

Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire magazine (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. The book was called the best "to have been written about the Vietnam War" by The New York Times Book Review. Novelist John le Carré called it "the best book I have ever read on men and war in our time." Source: [Michael Herr](https://en.wikipedia.org...