The award-winning team of Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper share this
poignant story about a Vietnam veteran and his relationship with his
granddaughter. While the relationship is a positive one, the young girl
senses her grandfather's pain and is curious to find out the cause of
it. As she innocently seeks answers, she unknowingly opens old wounds
and discovers her grandfather's sadness is a legacy of the Vietnam War
and his experiences there. This is a sensitive exploration of the
lingering cost of war and of the PTSD so many returned servicemen
experience. Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Battle
of Khe Sanh (the Vietnam War's longest battle), My Grandfather's War
also sheds light on a war that is not always remembered in the same way
that the world wars and other conflicts are. Many who served experience
a sense of betrayal at the treatment they received on their return, as
the conflict came to be regarded as the 'unpopular' war, and this is
covered in a child-friendly way in a note at the back of the book.