A Saigon Party: And Other Vietnam War Short Stories

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Summary: Vietnam and AFVN described with delightful, biting humor
Review: What a great read!

Diana Dell is a lady Art Buchwald of the Vietnam War. She pokes great fun at the inanities and stupidity of things from daily life in the rear areas of the Vietnam war zone -- including her personal adventures and misadventures in it. Her accounts from AFVN Saigon Radio TV [a la the movie 'Good Morning Vietnam'] bring back my days doing news at the station with clarity and humor]. She is as authentic as they come -- and certainly Diana knew a bit about AFVN radio from her days there as a volunteer deejay for the USO -->(...)

A Saigon Party is a fine read, best spread out over a week to give you time to recover from the laughing at the pain of it all. Laughing at pain -- yes -- much like the MASH TV show. Only Diana is better -- after all, she's not writing fiction.
Bob Morecook, then Spec5 US Army
AFVN News Saigon 72/73