Tom Burns 
‘There It Is’: Narratives of the Vietnam War 

This book provides a critical survey of the literature on the Vietnam War and is intended both for academic and general readers. Earlier works of this kind constantly recycled criticism of a half-dozen of the same works. In this study, the aim was to discuss a much greater number of works, including a few that have never been discussed. To appeal to non-academic readers, Lit-Crit jargon was kept to a minimum, and parallels with earlier works of war literature, especially those of the two world wars, were established.

About the author

Tom Burns graduated in Classical Languages and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, and has a doctorate in Literatures in English from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. He is professor of Literature in English at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and co-founder of the Núcleo de Estudos de Guerra e Literatura (Center of Studies of War and Literature) at that institution.