Fighting Shadows in Vietnam

<p> In this memoir set as deeply in his mind as in the Southeast Asian jungle a young American soldier embarks on a journey to a war that for him will never be over.</p><p> The world was a playground for Mickey a naive Irish American kid bored with his life. His father served in World War II his brother was a Marine in Vietnam; now it was his turn. His 365 days in the hell that was Vietnam builds in torment until an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia. Wounded his friend captured he becomes a tormented survivor knowing he is always just a heartbeat from death. His adventure-turned-nightmare brings a visceral understanding of the words penned by Thoreau the very same words Mickey's father spoke throughout Mickey's youth: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation especially those at war. This memoir chronicles the key perspective-shaping experiences of a U.S. Army grunt fighting in Vietnam.</p>