"Ambush" is one of the stories included in the anthology <em>The Things They Carried</em> by American author Tim O'Brien.
In this story, the character Tim O'Brien remembers his experiences during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was a conflict that lasted from November 1955 to April 1975, although American involvement ended in 1973. The war is an example of the series of proxy-wars that occurred during the Cold War.
