William Bryan Broyles

In this gripping memoir, a former marine returns to Vietnam to try to make sense of the war. Previously published as Brothers in Arms, this edition includes a new preface by the author.When William Broyles Jr. was drafted, he was a twenty-four-year-old student at Oxford University in England, hoping...

So begins William Broyles, Jr.'s fascinating introduction, written exclusively for this book, about the process and challenges inherent in writing a screenplay that was not, by design, going to have a lot of dialogue in it, and about his collaboration with two extraordinarily gifted artists, actor T...

Reviews of the Knopf edition: "A wonderful book—fresh and intelligent. Broyles's eye for Vietnam, then and now, is unerring." —Peter Jennings "[A] superbly written, often moving story of Broyles' journey back to the killing ground in Vietnam where he once served as a Marine lieutenant. A cool, clea...

A re-living of the war in Vietnam through actual letters from American G.I.s in Vietnam to their families, friends and loved ones. Ties in to the March '88 HBO Films motion picture with an all-star cast including Tom Berenger, Kathleen Turner and Robert DeNiro.

The Jarhead screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. based on the book by Anthony Swofford was sent to members of the academy for their consideration for oscar nomination.

A full-color illustrated picture book retelling the movie screenplay, with full-color poster.