000 veterans lives lost in Vietnam. When Nixon withdrew the United States from the war, communism did spread to South Vietnam and the famous domino theory didnt hold up as well as expected. The Asian countries of Cambodia and Laos were the only two that communism had spread to after the war had ended. OBrians The Things They Carried is one of the most informative books that I have read that was able to clearly paint a picture of the Vietnam War through the eyes of a soldier. This book did impress me. I myself am not a fan of war books and even in many cases war movies, but the language used and the stories selected were entertaining enough to keep my attention for hours on end. I think that this is a great book if anyone wanted to learn more about the genre of the Vietnam War....
