Things They Carried, The (Tim O'Brien)By: Tim O'Brien English A sequence of stories about the Vietnam War, this book also has the unity of a novel, with recurring characters and interwoven strands of plot and theme. It aims to summarize America's involvement in Vietnam, and her coming to terms with that experience in the years that followed. About the Author Tim OBrien was born in Minnesota and graduated from Macalester College in St Paul. He established himself as one of the leading