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The Odd Angry Shot

By: William Nagle
Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
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The Odd Angry Shot is the seminal account of Australian soldiers in the Vietnam War.

Brief and bracing, tragic yet darkly funny, the novel is an award-winning commentary on Vietnam, following a close-knit group of knockabout SAS fighters: their friendships, homesickness and fears; and their practical jokes, drinking and fighting.

Chronicling their experiences over one year, we learn that their enemy is not just the Vietcong, but their superiors, the mud and torrential rain, and boredom. It is a reflective and brutal account of how war damages not only physically but psychologically, as soldiers readjust to home life.

©1975 William Nagle (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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"This autobiographical novel stands the test of time, revealing human faces caught in a tragic chapter of Australian history." ( The Age)

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  • Jacques M
  • 01-09-22

Great Book

Very similar to the movie, but better to read, or listen to. Extremely realistic based on my experience of being in the military. I definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in Australians at war.

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  • Mick Rose
  • 11-03-20

Great Australian War Book

I got this book because I loved the movie, this book is so much better.. This book is written so well it’s more of a black comedy than the movie. There is no better book at the moment that displays what the Aus soldier went thru in Vietnam. It’s a short intense, witty book .

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