Civilians Treatment Tim O’Brien is If I Die in a Combat Zone is a realistic tale of day to day life in the Vietnam War. Tim is not only the author of the book, he is also a veteran of the war. Tim creates a detailed picture of what life was like for a United States soldier. Tim also shows how the soldiers were forced to treat all Vietnamese as the same person for …showed first 75 words of 1252 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1252 total…something out of the movies. Even though that committed these offal crimes, it’s hard to blame them because of the unthinkable situations these men were put in. Who’s to say how they would act when faced with death on a regular bases. These soldiers are probably as normal as the next person, but in a situation where there are no rules and anything goes, a soldier will act with instincts of a soldier.