Bits Quote by Don Pendleton

A great read; an exciting, frightening account of organized crime today. But like all important works of nonfiction, it goes further… This book is…

— Le Ly Hayslip

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.

— Tracy Kidder

“The article I actually write is a masterpiece. It takes talent to convince people that war is a beautiful experience. Come one, come all…

— Gustav Hasford

“I am a dash man and not a miler, and it is probable that I will never write a novel. So far the novels…

— J.D. Salinger

Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.

— Michael Morpurgo

My younger brother's death in Vietnam was both sobering and cause for reflection. In 'Fallen Angels' I wanted to dispel the notion of war…

— Walter Dean Myers

“The Vietnam War was definitive in the lives of those who served. But those who made it home, never fully returned. My story was…

— Joseph M. Puglia

When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat…

— Karl Marlantes

I read a lot of war literature.

— Aaron Stanford

I had the advantage of reading the book, and when the script was first submitted to me, it was just another gangster story -…

— Edward G. Robinson

The Vietnam War was so obviously evil and bore down most heavily upon working class youth that it made me think about things more…

— Michael Yates

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI, and I never could get away from the war.

— Neil Sheehan