C Trick Sort of a Memoir Author:Don Cooper Before Vietnam was Berlin. For a generation that came of age in the 1960s, the Cold War was an unrelenting presence. More than fifty years ago, the Cold War began in Berlin with the Berlin Airlift. In 1961, the Berlin Wall was built, splitting the city into communist East and capitalist West. Even after the shooting stopped in Vietnam, Berlin ... more »continued to be the focus of the East-West conflict until the Wall finally came down in 1989. In "C Trick: Sort of a Memoir," author Don Cooper offers insight into the lives of the Vietnam-era soldiers who didn't go to Southeast Asia. Unlike their counterparts in the Vietnam jungles, members of C Trick didn't carry rifles; their weapons were radio receivers and tape recorders. No shots were fired in their war, but it was fought 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year in and year out. The book is an affectionate and humorous recollection about the people of C Trick, how they looked at the world and their place in it. The book examines the relationships of a group of young men who, for just a short time, shared their lives. "C Trick: Sort of a Memoir" is irreverent and bawdy, and captures the spirit of a turbulent time.« less