Dispatches – Michael Herr ‘Combined with the compelling urgency of Herr’s narration – every line set down as if it’s about to be interrupted by incoming shell-fire – there’s Herr’s mesmerising voice itself, perhaps the single greatest achievement of a book that, nearly 40 years on, offers the definitive account of war in our time, especially the Vietnam war – among the most terrible of the postwar wars.’ Robert McCrum, Guardian extract: 100 Best Nonfiction


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Dispatches – Michael Herr ‘Combined with the compelling urgency of Herr’s narration – every line set down as if it’s about to be interrupted by incoming shell-fire – there’s Herr’s mesmerising voice itself, perhaps the single greatest achievement of a book that, nearly 40 years on, offers the definitive account of war in our time, especially the Vietnam war – among the most terrible of the postwar wars.’ Robert McCrum, Guardian extract: 100 Best Nonfiction #Dispatches #MichaelHerr #VietnamWar #libreria #libtriptych #robertmccrum

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Dispatches – Michael Herr ‘Combined with the compelling urgency of Herr’s narration – every line set down as if it’s about to be interrupted by incoming shell-fire – there’s Herr’s mesmerising voice itself, perhaps the single greatest achievement of a book that, nearly 40 years on, offers the definitive account of war in our time, especially the Vietnam war – among the most terrible of the postwar wars.’ Robert McCrum, Guardian extract: 100 Best Nonfiction #Dispatches #MichaelHerr #VietnamWar #libreria #libtriptych #robertmccrum

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