The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division.
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273 pages
English language
Published Dec. 13, 2007 by Broadway Books.
Subjects
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Fiction