1968 Year Of The Monkey

By Bryan Smothers

There has been hundreds and hundreds of books written about the Vietnam War, most are quite excellent and should be read to fully understand the history, and the reason for the conflict. 1968 Year Of The Monkey is different than any other book about war. It is powerful. Written with passion, unfiltered, laced with profanities, obscenities, and the misery of gritty combat, almost voyeuristic in nature, letting us peek into upmost private experiences that so many other vets cannot speak of. But Bryan Smothers not only speaks of his war, he rips off the scab and scrubs it. The writing style is unique, earthy and lyrical, all at the same time, capturing the era, the culture, the songs, the sights and smells of war. It is the story we never told our wives, children or best friends. It's a story of honor, depravity and lost innocence. It took more than 45 years to tell but is surely worth the wait."We all learned in Vietnam that when something is really, really important thebest way to handle it can be to shrug and say: Don't mean nothin'....Bryan Smothers' book means something. It carries the truth and reality of Vietnam and its aftermath. I am proud of Bryan for digging all those memories out of their hiding places and sharing them with us."--Joseph L. Gallowayco-author:We Were Soldiers Once...and YoungandWe Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499221606
• ISBN13: 9781499221602
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"