A RUMOR OF WAR PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Philip Caputo | 356 pages | 15 Nov 1996 | Henry Holt & Company Inc | 9780805046953 | English | New York, United States A Rumor of War Study Guide: Analysis | GradeSaver There are two kinds of situations in the book: those for which Lt. Caputo is responsible and those for which some other person is responsible, in his opinion. For instance, Lt. Caputo was unable to acquire more intel on his missions than just a few very brief orders. No one seemed to have the bigger picture except the people at the top who didn't say. Then again, He does accept responsibility for the actions of his men when two of his company assassinate prisoners of war against orders. Responsibility is a haunting aspect of Caputo's time in Vietnam, and when he came back, there were those who wanted him to claim full responsibility for a war he suffered in earnest. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village? The real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village is the land, the sun, and the jungle. What happens about two hundred yards away from the village? About two hundred yards away from the village, the invisible enemy opens automatic sniper fire on them. What does Caputo observe about the young mother as they are searching her house? Manhole 2 episodes, Lane Smith Willliam Holgren 2 episodes, Nicholas Woodeson Kazmarak 2 episodes, Gail Youngs Carol 2 episodes, Steve Forrest Atherton 2 episodes, Stacy Keach Ball 2 episodes, Phillip R. Perry 2 episodes, Michael Cavanaugh Lake 2 episodes, Bobby Ellerbee Mackey 2 episodes, David Elliott Sullivan 2 episodes, Laurence Fishburne Lightbulb 2 episodes, Redmond Gleeson Furth 2 episodes, Edward Grover Coker 2 episodes, Gavan O'Herlihy Stanton 2 episodes, Christopher Allport Van Cott 2 episodes, Jeff Daniels Chaplain 2 episodes, John Herzfeld The Angry Major 2 episodes, Helaine Lembeck Lisa Modesta 2 episodes, Sandy McPeak Joe Caputo 2 episodes, Chris Mulkey Radio Man 2 episodes, Enrique Novi Jose Ramirez 2 episodes, Sean Roche Hodgkins 2 episodes, Steven Rotblatt Zirpoli 2 episodes, Al Ruscio Uncle Al 2 episodes, Koko Tani Simone 2 episodes, Shere Thu Thuy Le Dung's Wife 2 episodes, Marion Yue Hoa 2 episodes, David Chow Caputo 2 episodes, Oliver Chung Le Dung 2 episodes, Alex Daniels Stasek 2 episodes, John Diehl Whitaker 2 episodes, Ken Foree The M. Modesta 2 episodes, Lynn Kuratomi Yip Yap 2 episodes, Joe Lowry Winslow 2 episodes, David Manson Second Reporter 2 episodes, Dani Minnick Miss Cunningham 2 episodes, Scott Mulhern The Priest 2 episodes, Qui Van Ngo Wehr 2 episodes, Scott Sebastian First Reporter 2 episodes, Stewart Wolinski The Doctor 2 episodes, Robert B. Plot Keywords: vietnam tv mini series vietnam war u. Edit Did You Know? Trivia The name of the movie and book is paraphrased from the Bible passage Matthew "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Goofs The captain can be seen breathing after he is supposedly killed at the end of the film. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Language: English. Runtime: min video min video. Sound Mix: Mono. Color: Color. Edit page. Add episode. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Philip 'Phil' Caputo 2 episodes, Murph McCoy 2 episodes, Walter Cohen 2 episodes, Merle Rupert 2 episodes, Ned Coleman 2 episodes, Pascarella 2 episodes, Woodward 2 episodes, Peterson 2 episodes, Manhole 2 episodes, Willliam Holgren 2 episodes, Kazmarak 2 episodes, Carol 2 episodes, Atherton 2 episodes, Ball 2 episodes, Perry 2 episodes, Lake 2 episodes, Mackey 2 episodes, Sullivan 2 episodes, Lightbulb 2 episodes, Furth 2 episodes, Coker 2 episodes, Stanton 2 episodes, Van Cott 2 episodes, Chaplain 2 episodes, The Drill Instructor 2 episodes, A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo Plot Summary | LitCharts Caputo leaves Vietnam in He returns to the country in , as a foreign correspondent. The conflict is finally over. A Rumor of War. Plot Summary. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. 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Episodes Seasons. Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Photos Add Image. Edit Cast Series cast summary: Brad Davis Philip 'Phil' Caputo 2 episodes, Keith Carradine Walter Cohen 2 episodes, Richard Bradford Merle Rupert 2 episodes, Brian Dennehy Ned Coleman 2 episodes, John Friedrich Pascarella 2 episodes, Perry Lang Woodward 2 episodes, Christopher Mitchum Peterson 2 episodes, Dan Shor Manhole 2 episodes, Lane Smith Willliam Holgren 2 episodes, Nicholas Woodeson Kazmarak 2 episodes, Gail Youngs Carol 2 episodes, Steve Forrest Atherton 2 episodes, Stacy Keach Ball 2 episodes, Phillip R. Perry 2 episodes, Michael Cavanaugh Lake 2 episodes, Bobby Ellerbee Mackey 2 episodes, David Elliott Sullivan 2 episodes, Laurence Fishburne Lightbulb 2 episodes, Redmond Gleeson Furth 2 episodes, Edward Grover Coker 2 episodes, Gavan O'Herlihy Stanton 2 episodes, Christopher Allport Van Cott 2 episodes, Jeff Daniels Chaplain 2 episodes, John Herzfeld The Angry Major 2 episodes, Helaine Lembeck Lisa Modesta 2 episodes, Sandy McPeak Joe Caputo 2 episodes, Chris Mulkey Radio Man 2 episodes, Enrique Novi Jose Ramirez 2 episodes, Sean Roche Hodgkins 2 episodes, Steven Rotblatt Zirpoli 2 episodes, Al Ruscio Uncle Al 2 episodes, Koko Tani Simone 2 episodes, Shere Thu Thuy Le Dung's Wife 2 episodes, Marion Yue Hoa 2 episodes, David Chow Caputo 2 episodes, Oliver Chung Le Dung 2 episodes, Alex Daniels Stasek 2 episodes, John Diehl Whitaker 2 episodes, Ken Foree The M. Modesta 2 episodes, Lynn Kuratomi Yip Yap 2 episodes, Joe Lowry Winslow 2 episodes, David Manson Second Reporter 2 episodes, Dani Minnick Miss Cunningham 2 episodes, Scott Mulhern The Priest 2 episodes, Qui Van Ngo Wehr 2 episodes, Scott Sebastian First Reporter 2 episodes, Stewart Wolinski The Doctor 2 episodes, Robert B. Plot Keywords: vietnam tv mini series vietnam war u. Edit Did You Know? Trivia The name of the movie and book is paraphrased from the Bible passage Matthew "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Goofs The captain can be seen breathing after he is supposedly killed at the end of the film. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Language: English. Runtime: min video min video. Sound Mix: Mono. A Rumor of War - Wikipedia So Caputo's book was deeply revolutionary, and led to a whole-scale reconsideration of the war by many readers, as well as a flood of similar books and films. In his preface, Caputo writes "This book ought not to be regarded as a protest But I don't think so. For a liberal, it makes you feel a sympathy for soldiers you might have never experienced before. For a conservative, it might make you question the high price of war, and reconsider if war is justified for anything short of existential threats to the country. And for all Americans, it will make you feel a deep sense of shame and responsibility for what we put these soldiers through, and the terrible damage we inflicted on Vietnam. The record of the last forty years has proved that we or the leaders we elect haven't learned much from the experience- our tribulations in Latin America, Iraq, and Afghanistan continue to be bloody and largely pointless. But there is always time to change, and that's why "A Rumor of War" and books like it will always remain timely and important reads. View 2 comments. This memior of a marine lt in Vientam was hard for me to rate. On a technical score, this book earns three stars. It is well-written and readable. In terms of content and message, however, I could not say that I certainly liked it. Caputo was about 6 months ahead of my dad on the Quantico-to-Vietnam trajectory. I read the book largely to learn more about my dad's experiences as a young marine in training and in com This memior of a marine lt in Vientam was hard for me to rate. I read the book largely to learn more about my dad's experiences as a young marine in training and in combat. Caputo was just so whiny and hystrionic that he lost a degree of credibility with me. For one small ex, he makes a big deal about the coppermouth snakes living in the swamps of Quantico. He acts like the marines' lives were on the line from that mortal enemy even before arriving in Vietnam, which is simply laughable.