E-raamat: This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam

"This is a True War Story is a highly readable saga about an adoptees lifelong journey to find his birth father. From the time that he was seven years old, the author fantasized that his birth father was serving in Vietnam. Often wrenching, this is an inspiring story of undying hope and perseverance in the face of daunting odds. A must-read for those who have been fostered, orphaned, and/or adopted, or who have an interest in the dynamics of families. This is a phenomenalat times almost unbelievablestory. Bravo!" -- Jack McLean, Vietnam veteran and author of 'Found: A Veteran Story' "An orphan adopted at birth, Brigham dreams of his unknown father and imagines him as a hero in the Vietnam War. It's a moving story, and so extraordinary in its outcome that it's well 'true' is in the title." -- Frances FitzGerald, author of 'Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam' "In This Is a True War Story, Brigham disassembles a life and a nation. One marvels at the craft of telling two equally consequential stories with so much particularity. The memoir genre has not created anything like this. All Americans shaped by war must read this." -- Kiese Laymon, author of 'Heavy: An American Memoir' This memoir reads like a captivating detective story. I read the book in two sessions, wanting to find out whether Brigham, an orphan kept from knowing his birth parents by misguided adoption laws of the 1960s will find his Vietnam father and birth mother. Longing for the missing father has been a compelling literary theme ever since Homer wrote about Telemachus searching for Odysseus. Brigham renders it masterfully. -- Karl Marlantes, Vietnam veteran and author of What It Is Like To Go To War