The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried is a collection of related stories by Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers in the Vietnam War, originally published in 1990. While apparently based on some of O'Brien's own experiences, the title page refers to the book as "a work of fiction." He puts individuals stories that relates to the war and combine them together to develop a story about his experiencement with the war.