# Trying to ID a 50 year old novel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 21, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165 "2015-04-21T06:28:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165/1 "2015-04-21T06:28:54Z")

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A friend was describing a novel to me: a satire set in Vietnam, where a unit of Americans are left behind (because they were never officially there) and are forced to survive, by doing things like running a factory that makes bras for the local women, and VietCong flags for the VietCong (and anti-VietCong flags to those that don’t like the VietCong). Perhaps written in the 60’s or 70’s. She couldn’t remember the name of it, and I was wondering if anyone here may have heard of this book? The author may have been a vet. (If I can get more info I will). Thanks!

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**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165/2 "2015-04-21T13:19:19Z")

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Lloyd Little’s “Parthian Shot”, pub. 1973

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**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165/3 "2015-04-21T16:14:45Z")

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That’s It! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165/4 "2015-04-21T19:42:51Z")

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You’re welcome 🙂 I hardly ever get in first with these…

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-a-50-year-old-novel/718165/5 "2015-04-21T19:52:13Z")

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Should I listen to Duran Duran while I read it…?