Getting Out

by Morton Redner

There were two wars in the Nineteen-Sixties. While the United States Military was fighting in Vietnam, there was another battle raging here at home, in a private war fought by ordinary young men who wanted no part of Vietnam.What was it like for those young people who came of age during Vietnam? Nothing tells it better than the painfully funny tale of one such young man. He's in love, he's been drafted, and he's bent on getting out.By the time the War ended, no one wanted to read another word about it and publishers took this book out of print. Thankfully, it's back. This tiny gem holds its own against the best anti-war novels of any generation.If you want political analysis, you'll find it in history books. This is just a good read about an ordinary young man who wants nothing more than to live a life like yours and mine. You'll agree Getting Out is funny but it's not a bunch of laughs. Critics compared its humor to Catch-22, and its innocence and honesty to Catcher in the Rye.

266 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1971