Remembering Philip Caputo, who wrote an unflinching Vietnam War memoir
This Fresh Air episode honors the life and legacy of Philip Caputo, a Marine-turned-journalist whose memoir A Rumor of War became a defining account of the Vietnam War, and reflects on the enduring power of war storytelling through interviews with Caputo and Sir David Attenborough, alon
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