Vietnam was a horrible time for many Americans and a lot of them paid for it in many ways. Until we understand how and why this war could have been prevented then we are in danger of repeating this all over again. In this book Tim O'Brien describes just how bad of an experience it was for the soldier's that were involved in it. This book is told from the author's point of view. Tim O'Brien was an infantry soldier in the Alpha Company during the Vietnam conflict. He had to deal with many hardships as many of the soldier's did. Like not know ....