"Rob McGowan’s stories have the energy and grip of a pit bull."
— Brian Bedard, author of the story collection, Grieving on the Run. 

"Reading these stories from NAM brings back the heart of the war for all to see and hear. I am a fan of McGowan's work because... you know very well that the story is true, really true."
— Carol Brightman, editor of the influential underground Viet-Report during the late 1960s.

"[NAM approaches its] troubling subject from all sides, chipping away at the mysterious monolith that was the American war [and] Robert McGowan displays remarkable range and depth."
— Stewart O’Nan, eminent American novelist and editor of the anthology, The Vietnam Reader.

"This collection is unique... a narrative imbued in turn with brutal frankness, pathos, irony, and the blackest of humor. The author’s sense of place is palpable; his eye for detail crazy-clear; his ear for dialogue both true and great fun."
— Susan O’Neill, an Army nurse in Vietnam (1969) and author of Don’t Mean Nothing.

"McGowan's stories burrow into the minds of his readers because of his gift of being able to fully inhabit and give life to the wide variety of voices [in] this dazzling, harsh, funny, and truthful book."
— David Willson, The Veteran, journal of Vietnam Veterans of America.