THE LAOTIAN FRAGMENTS. New York: The Viking Press, [1974]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Pratt dated September 1974 on the front free endpaper. Fact thinly disguised as fiction. John Clark Pratt (1932-2017) "served in Vietnam and Laos, where he was awarded the Air Medal and the Bronze Star. His Vietnam experience provided the foundation for subsequent landmark publications including THE LAOTIAN FRAGMENTS (1974), and VIETNAM VOICES: PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAR YEARS 1941-1982 (1983), which was called 'the "absolute best" book on the Vietnam War' and 'perhaps the best one-volume introduction to the literature of the war'" (Obituary compiled by CSU Public Relations Staff). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. For some reason, a fairly scarce book. (#160489).
Price: $100.00
"First published in 1974 ..." on copyright page.