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Soldier in paradise

A novel on the alienation of Vietnam War veterans. The hero is James Donnelly, a man from a poor Missouri family. He describes the difficulties of adjusting to civilian life, interspersing scenes of combat from the war. A first novel.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 180 pages

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