In Pharaoh’s Army (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Tobias Wolff
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Work: Autobiographical Novel
- Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir
- Subjects: 1960’s, Memory, Parents and children, Social issues, Violence, Vietnam War, Fathers, Death or dying, Military life or service, Soldiers, Television or television broadcasting, Reincarnation
- Locales: Washington, D.C., San Francisco, CA, Vietnam, Oxford, England
IN PHARAOH’S ARMY continues the autobiographical reflections which Wolff began so successfully in THIS BOY’S LIFE (1989). Here Wolff turns from his turbulent childhood and chaotic family life to his decision to join the army in his late teens. Young Toby becomes a lieutenant in the Green Berets and is eventually sent to My Tho, a Vietnamese town in the Mekong Delta. This is no glorious war tale. Although he survived the notorious Tet offensive in January of 1968, Wolff saw little action, and his war recollections are less about battles and military strategy and more about his...
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