"To call <b>Going After Cacciato</b> a novel about war is like calling <b>Moby-Dick</b> a novel about whales."<br><br>So wrote <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> of Tim O'Brien's now classic novel of Vietnam. Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, <b>Going After Cacciato</b> captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars.<br><br>In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of battle, <b>Going After Cacciato</b> stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.