The Odd Angry Shot (Paperback)

Paperback. The Odd Angry Shot is the seminal account of Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. Briefand bracing, tragic yet darkly funny, it portrays a close-knit group of knockabout SAS fighters:their mateship, homesickness and fears; their practical jokes, drinking and fighting. The enemy isnot just the Vietcong they've been sent to fight, but their superiors, the mud and torrential rain,and boredom.This edition comes with a new introduction by the renowned military historian Paul Ham, whowrites: 'The Odd Angry Shot reveals.how war damages and destroys not only life and limb, butalso the brains, hopes and dreams of everyone involved.It is an Australian Dispatchesand-like Michael Herr's classic, which came out two years later-it rips the scales from oureyes.' The Odd Angry Shot is the seminal account of Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War. Brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny, it portrays a close-knit group of knockabout SAS fighters: their mateship, homesickness and fears; their practical jokes, drinking and fighting. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …