WELL DONE, THOSE MEN: MEMOIRS OF A VIETNAM VETERAN
Book ID/图书代码： 11980508B21318
English Summary/英文概要： After returning from Vietnam, I kept my illness hidden for years with long hours of work, study, and sport: anything that produced total exhaustion and allowed me to fall into a bed and sleep … But I was wearing out … I survived on two, sometimes four hours’ sleep a night, became hyper-vigilant, wary of crowded places, and my general physical health deteriorated … Then one night I collapsed. I knew I was dying. In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on the protagonist’s experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades to look back at life before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The result is a sympathetic vision of a group of young men who were sent off to war completely unprepared for the emotional and psychological impact it would have on them. It is also a vivid and searingly honest portrayal of the protagonist’s post-war, slow-motion breakdown, and how he dealt with it.
Well Done, Those Men attempts to make sense of what Vietnam did to the soldiers who fought there. It deals with the comic absurdity of their military training and the horror of the war they fought, and is unforgettably moving in recounting what happened to the protagonist’s and his comrades when they returned home to Australia.
As we now know, most Vietnam vets had to deal with a community that shunned them, and with their own depression, trauma, and guilt. The protagonist’s sensitive account of his long journey home from Vietnam is a tribute to his mates, and an inspiring story of a life reclaimed
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 越战回来以后，我长时间的工作，学习和运动为的是隐藏参战留下的病根，只有长时间的耗力工作后，我才能倒下呼呼大睡，忘却身体的不适。但在入睡两个或四个小时候后，强烈的疼痛让我被迫醒来，一天下来筋疲力尽。我变得过度警觉，害怕人多嘈杂的地方，于是我的整体健康状况愈来愈差，有一晚便倒下了，我觉得我听见了死神的脚步声，一点一点向我靠近…… 以上是书中叙述者的真实亲身经历，在书中他追溯了年轻时应征入伍参加越战的之前，之时和之后的那段日子。书中描述了和叙述者一起被遣送到越南参战的士兵们对即将来临的战争茫然不知的状态，他们浑然不知这场战争将对他们的心理和身理将产生怎样的影响。同时，书中形象描述了叙述者在退伍后是如何的身心俱创，并怎样改善这种状况。
书中详尽描述了越南人民对外来士兵的看法和态度。书中还叙述了他们荒唐的军事训练和对战争的恐惧，并记录了回归澳大利亚后叙述者和他的战友们所经历的种种。(YM)
Awards/获奖情况：Awards
National Year of Reading 2012 Our Story Winner – Victoria
Joint winner, State Library of Victoria Summer Read 2007
"As devastating as Heard’s account of the war undoubtedly is, it’s the last third of the book . . . that packs the biggest emotional wallop . . . [however] he manages to elicit laughs amidst the tragedy." —Courier Mail
"Heard writes honestly and painfully of that soiled era." —Weekend Australian
"This is a powerful, beautifully written book that should be read by everyone who wants to understand the evil, senseless personal damage done by war." —Sydney Morning Herald
"A human, moving, and brutally honest account of one man’s emotionally racked journey from naive country boy to jungle soldier, psychologically scarred veteran, and ultimately triumphant victor over the demons within." —Herald Sun
"Very well written, clear in its descriptions, self-aware in its assessments and, surprisingly, not depressing to read. It is amazing that Barry Heard has been able to get all this traumatic material down so vividly, and to be able to interpret his experiences so convincingly." —Quadrant
"A searingly honest account of one man’s battle to overcome his tormented past in an unpopular war and to recover from a complete breakdown." —Examiner
"Heard gives meaning and sense to overused cliches such as ’stolen youth,’ ’buried horrors’ and even ’mateship.’" —The Age
About the Author/作者介绍： Barry Heard was conscripted in Australia’s first national service ballot, and served in Vietnam as an infantryman and radio operator. After completing his national service he returned home, where he found himself unable to settle down. He had ten different jobs in his first ten years back, worked as a teacher for a further ten years, and then held several mid-managerial posts before succumbing to a devastating breakdown due to severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
Since recovering, Barry Heard has decided to concentrate on his writing. His first book, Well Done, Those Men, dealt mainly with his Vietnam War-related experiences. He lives with his family in rural Victoria. Barry Heard是畅销战争回忆录Well Done, Those Men的作者，这部作品是部感人至深的激烈反战小说，情节描述栩栩如生。基于来自作者认识的第一次世界大战士兵的亲身经验和详细描述，作者深入洞悉了加利波底传奇和西线的澳大利亚战争。
Tag 是一部集丛林故事，家庭传奇和爱情故事于一体的作品，展现了人类如何在烽火连天的征战下勇敢坚强的活下来。
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