Nothing ever dies viet thanh nguyen writes all wars are fought twice the first time on the battlefield the second time in memory from the author of the pulitzer prize winning novel the sympathizer comes a searching exploration of a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both the americans and the vietnamese. Nothing ever dies viet thanh nguyen writes all wars are fought twice the first time on the battlefield the second time in memory from the author of the pulitzer prize winning novel the sympathizer comes a searching exploration of a conflict that lives on in the collective memory of both the americans and the vietnamese. Nothing ever dies is an academic essay about the vietnam war or as the vietnamese call it the american war the memory you hold depends on where you were physically and mentally during the war from whom you receive the information from and whos version of memory you have received. All wars are fought twice the first time on the battlefield the second time in memory exploring how this troubled memory works in vietnam the united states laos cambodia and south korea the book deals specifically with the vietnam war and also war in general he reveals how war is a part of our identity as individuals and as citizens of nations armed to the teeth venturing through