Letters from 'Nam - Tom Knox - Bog

John and Tom Knox fought in Vietnam during the years 1968 through 1970.In their letters, they vividly depict the lives of two combat infantry Marines, from recruit training to the war itself. At home, their parents - proud but anxious - experienced every mother and father's nightmare: the knock at the door and the telegram advising that their son has been gravely wounded. Letters from 'Nam paints a sharply realized portrait of one American family in time of war - from the home front to the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam.