Lieutenant Dangerous

<b>This funny biting thoughtful and wholly original Vietnam War memoir captures the fear sorrow and absurdities of combat (Tim O'Brien author of <i>The Things They Carried</i>). <p/>A must-read war memoir . . . related by one of the most incisive observers of the American political scene. --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/>A conversation with a group of today's military age men and women about America's involvement in Vietnam inspired Jeff Danziger to write about his own wartime experiences: War is interesting he reveals if you can avoid getting killed and don't mind loud noises. <p/>Fans of his cartooning will recognize his mordant humor applied to his own wartime training and combat experiences: I learned and I think most veterans learn that making people or nations do something by bombing or sending in armed troops usually fails. <p/>Near the end of his telling Danziger invites his audience--in particular the young friends who inspired him to write this informative and rollicking memoir--to ponder: What would you do? . . . Could you summon the bravery--or the internal resistance--to simply refuse to be part of the whole idiotic theater of the war? . . . Or would you be like me?