"As wretched, awful and savage as any war can get, all wars have this element of thrill and excitement in them- Caputo said, in an interview with CNN. .
A Rumor of War was just that, it discussed everything from gruesome encounters with the Viet Cong to descriptions of the horrible weather. Philip Caputo's, the author of A Rumor of War, use of vivid language made the book come alive, as if it were a movie. Philip Caputo was not only an amazing Marine Lieutenant, but he was also a very talented writer. This book was the first book that dealt with Vietnam reasonably and it gave people a sense of what the war was like. .
Philip Caputo, born in Chicago in 1941, went into the Marine Corps straight out of high school. He learned everything he needed to know at Quantico in Virginia. Caputo first landed in Da Nang in 1965 and was still as intrigued with war as he was at age 24. He, along with the other U. S. ground combat marines, expected to be there for a period of time between 30 to 90 days. However, he was on a tour of duty for 16 months and served as a Platoon leader for One-Three and lead his men through several of their life changing experiences. After a while he was assigned as the assistant adjutant because the former one, Lieutenant Schwartz, was going to take command of a rifle company. Caputo was not very thrilled about his switch, but he went with his head held high. While he was the assistant adjutant he had to count the bodies and tally them up. Not long after, he volunteered for a line company in the First Battalion. There, he was put in charge of a Platoon leader for C Company. While he was there, his platoon had many encounters with the Viet Cong. In the year of 1966, Philip Caputo's experiences ended in a court-martial when two of his troops killed two civilians. Once he returned home, he was sent back to Vietnam, but this time he was a consultant for the Chicago Tribune.
Philip Caputo, author of "A Rumor of War," was born in 1941. ... Caputo is best known for "A Rumor of War," but has written 14 other books. ... "A Rumor of War" is divided into three sections. ... Philip Caputo uses himself as a source for his book "A Rumor of War." ... Caputo acts as a primary source for "A Rumor of War" and used his personal experiences to create his story. ...
In his autobiography, Rumor of War we begin to learn the horror and tragedies of the war and what impact the war had on his life. When he was first sent to the war he thought that he was doing the right thing. He saw the war as a chance to prove himself. ... His views began to change about the war. ... He was beginning to be confused, the war had changed and so were he and his platoon. ...
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo was an interesting story about one man's reflection upon and story of the Vietnam War. ... I chose it because I knew little of the Vietnam War, and thought it would be educational yet interesting for me to read. I also choose it because it was actually written by someone who was in the war. ... In the beginning of the book I could not quite understand his thirst for war and fighting. ... It gave me a better understanding not only of the Vietnam War, but also of the events that take place during a war, and the feelings and actions the soldiers" experience....
The first factors and the beginning of unrest in the colonial people were the Proclamation of 1763, and the French and Indian War. ... The French and the Indian War was a great factor in the strife of the colonists, because if the French are out of North America, then the colonists did not need the British to protect them from the French. ... The congressional body helped to make the independency rumors into a full out revolution. ...
At that time Americans had enormous pride and confidence in going to war. ... At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the atmosphere was like Kipling's colonial wars. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... Men enlisted thinking the war might be over before they were able to fight. ... The men in the military along with Caputo were drawn to war (71). ...
At that time Americans had enormous pride and confidence in going to war. ... At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the atmosphere was like Kipling's colonial wars. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... Men enlisted thinking the war might be over before they were able to fight. ... The men in the military along with Caputo were drawn to war (71). ...
The next impression we get comes from the rumors around the party. These rumors confuse you about his past, as he is still mysterious to us, although these rumors are hard to believe. "Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once."" and "It's more that he was a German spy during the war."" Thes rumors tell us that Gatsby is hidden to everyone, not just Nick. ... Another way Fitzgerald describes Gatsby is with rumors, also keeping Gatsby hidden. ...
"; however he was only able to get there because of a misunderstanding after the war, even then he was only there for a short period of time. After he left the war Gatsbys original plans were returning home, After the Armistice he tried to get home but was sent to Oxford instead(pg.158 line8), which shows he had future plans of attending Oxford. ... When ever stumbled upon during conversation Gatsby's past left many with an unsolved mystery; leading to rumors, many thought he was a murderer, some thought he was a German spy, others simply thought he was a bootlegger because of his wea...
Why Did the United States Enter World War I? World War I was a military conflict from 1914 to 1918. ... The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 sparked the war. ... The rumors/propaganda, along with extensive submarine warfare, added to the distrust of the Germans. ... The Zimmerman Note, the feeling of being a "cultural brother" to Great Britain, and rumors triggered entrance to the war. ...