The Vietnam War was in full-swing during my high school and college days and was the major issue of our nation during those ten years. I lost many friends to what was a corrupt war waged by corrupt politicians. I missed going over there due to my being deaf and unable to pass the physical. It was the first war where we at home could watch it "live" on our television screens. In the end we lost over 58,000 of our finest, not including the over 300,000 who were wounded.
Robert Saniscalchi's "Bullets and Bandages" was one of dozens of books, both fiction and nonfiction that I've read about the war and must say it has been of the best of what you would call a fictional account of it. Although the novel is based on true stories told by the author's brother, you could say it's partially nonfiction as well.
The story is about an army medic's tour in Vietnam and his experiences, many painted in its vivid gory color told through a fictional character named Rob Marrino. Written an an easy story-telling style, it's characters, descriptive details of the locations, the equipment and protocols are realistically portrayed. Though the story is real, the author is careful to leave out the vulgar language while still showing the horrors of the war. I appreciated that
The story is real. It shows the bravery and the glory, as well as the pain and the blood. It doesn't shy away from the death and the sadness many endured. But the story ends surprisingly well. It was with tears that I closed its final page. Saniscalchi's story is a good one. I highly recommend it. 5 stars, sir!
I really liked Bullets and Bandages, an accounting of a medic’s time in Vietnam told through the memories of his younger brother who listened to his older brother’s stories about the “Nam”. It was fun picking out the parts of the story that sounded like the war memories an older brother would share with a younger brother when out on a hunting trip. Robert Saniscalchi cleverly expanded those stories into a well threaded war story. Good writing
It was a tribute to all veterans, as well as those who serve now to protect our country. The most intriguing aspect of the novel is that the author writes from personal experience, which makes the book quite relatable. It was an engrossing, engaging, and uplifting book that drew me in from the first page to the last. This book can only be described in one word: magnificent.
A touching, loving and spirtual insight of the dying process, filled with peace, smiles and starting on their journey, taking me with them as far as I could go, returning back with something I didn't have before. Will be out early in 2010..on Kindle
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