Karl Marlantes' 30 year war finally over with success of 'Matterhorn'
The tale of the Greek king Sisyphus doomed to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down could serve as a metaphor for what soldiers experienced during the Vietnam war. The unfamiliar jungles and terrain made even the most basic tasks extremely difficult, while the knowledge of wide protests back in the United States made the effort seem entirely futile
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