Highways to a War: A Novel

Indochina in the 60's and 70's as seen through the eyes of an Australian war photographer. A slightly different angle on the story when compared to the American view of events and the journalists struggle to keep it unbiased. Insight into the attractions to and the eventual revulsion of war. A good companion to Graham Green and Tim O'Brian.

Well told, well written. Insightful. But, very poorly printed. The mistakes of grammar, spelling and sentence structure distorts the meaning and context of the story. Penguin books overcharge for this book. I will avoid their printings in the future.

A sad but compelling read when you think about the suffering of the people of SE Asia at the time, especially the population of Cambodia. It made me feel angry about the war. Great characters but story seemed very familiar after reading Tim Boden's One Crowded Hour.

The book is interesting, but I downloaded the online Kindle version and it is so full of typographical errors and incorrect punctuation that it is sometimes difficult to get through the text. Not sure if the print version has some of the same issues or not. The book is one of several that were recommended as background for a trip I took to Cambodia.

I have long appreciated the caliber of this author's work, but the reproduction of this novel on the Kindle Fire is extremely poor, with typos on practically every page. Corrective interporlation is required, but it slows the speed of reading and is most disruptive. I may have to purchase the hardbound version to enjoy the remainder of the book.

This is an extremely well written and engrossing story concerning both the Vietnam war and the war in Cambodia that led to the Khmer Rouge taking power. The approach taken by the author is, in my experience, unique and is very effective. The ending is flagged very early, but the path the story takes is unexpected and, at times, emotional.

Christopher Koch is a powerful writer of place and dialogue which makes his characters move and be very real. The characters may be fictional but Koch makes one understand the men and women involved in a war which was kept secret to a lot of Australians.

Very slow starting off but builds to a climax . A view of reporters in Viet Nam era and probably all wars.You can feel their anguish over human misery on both sides.Some descriptions may leave you in tears.

brilliant read

Its reportage but interesting.