O'Brien, Tim

Playaway.

A personal memoir describing combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, walking the mine fields of My Lai, snipers, and the ambiguities of morality in a war gone wrong.

An American soldier in Vietnam decides to leave the war and simply walks out of the jungle, with the intent of going to Paris.

Related stories, linked by recurring characters and an interwoven plot, recreate an American foot soldier's experience in the Vietnam War.

After John and Kathy realize that their marriage has been built on deception, Kathy mysteriously disappears in the Minnesota north woods.

An American soldier in Vietnam decides to leave the war and simply walks out of the jungle, with the intent of going to Paris.

Related stories, linked by recurring characters and an interwoven plot, recreate an American foot soldier's experience in the Vietnam War.

An American soldier in Vietnam decides to leave the war and simply walks out of the jungle, with the intent of going to Paris.