Philip Caputo
Autore di La Voce del Vietnam
Sull'Autore
Philip Caputo was born on June 10, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Loyola University in 1964. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964 to 1967. His first book, A Rumor of War (1977), recounts his military tour of Vietnam. He has written more than fifteen books including Horn mostra altro of Africa, Indian Country, Equation for Evil, Crossers, and The Longest Road. His journalism career began in 1968, when he joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune, serving as a general assignment and team investigative reporter until 1972 and then as a foreign correspondent for the next five years. In 1972 he and Hugh Jones received a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of election fraud in the primaries. He has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. He has worked as a screenwriter for Paramount Pictures and Michael Douglas Productions. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Photograph by Stephen Ellis
Opere di Philip Caputo
In the Shadows of the Morning: Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People (2002) 19 copie
Os 3 Guerreiros 1 copia
Memory and Desire 1 copia
Opere correlate
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie
Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival 2000 (2000) — Collaboratore — 49 copie
The Other Side of Heaven: Post-War Fiction by Vietnamese and American Writers (1995) — Collaboratore — 40 copie
Writing War: The Best Contemporary Journalism About Warfare and Conflict from Around the World (2003) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Caputo, Philip
- Data di nascita
- 1941-06-10
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Westchester, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Westchester, Illinois, USA (birth)
Key West, Florida, USA
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Patagonia, Arizona, USA - Istruzione
- Loyola University (BA|1964)
- Attività lavorative
- writer
Marine, US Army - Organizzazioni
- Chicago Tribune
United States Marine Corps (lieutenant)
Utenti
Recensioni
Caputo knows Vietnam, he knows the war.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 22
- Opere correlate
- 8
- Utenti
- 4,433
- Popolarità
- #5,650
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 114
- ISBN
- 148
- Lingue
- 8
- Preferito da
- 6
Landing in Danang withe Marine in 1965, Caputo tells of us of his thrill of being part of his "splendid little war." By the end of his tour he has been leading a platoon 2 different time, in between being a staff officer and at the end of his term again being a staff officer. He and his men had been accused and tried for the murder of two South Vietnamese, a murder which he men were later acquitted for and he having the most serious charges dropped. He blamed both himself and the war this "atrocity.", not shirking from responsibility but trying to place a greater understanding of being in the field for an extended time in Vietnam.
An excellent book of one man's perspective of his service in Vietnam from the highs to the lows with a brief epilogue of his post military life.
A must read.… (altro)