Season of Mists

Thuy thinks war is glorious and heroic. But hes about to discover that heroism and glory are not as simple as they seem. The Vietnamese village Thuy grew up in is surrounded by the American conflict. At sixteen he feels hes ready to join the Viet Cong despite his mothers qualms. When he does Thuy is catapulted almost immediately into something he never imagined-reconnaissance missions into the heart of an American camp privation and battles with high costs. Then wounded and hungry he must set out alone through the jungle toward home a village hes not even sure still exists. . . . In this story of loyalty courage and endurance former U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran G. Lowell Tollefson pays homage to the strength and heart of his one-time adversaries.