Bloods

the long version

The national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, *Bloods* features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, *Bloods* is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective.