- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Orion
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0752858335
- ISBN-13: 978-0752858333
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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"Typhoon," said Brandon Condley, his hard gray eyes expertly searching the bruised horizon. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Mystery that is Vietnam,
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This review is from: Lost Soldiers (Mass Market Paperback)
"He loves Vietnam," says one of James Webb's Vietnamese characters, "He is like us, I think. He knows that to love our country is to experience tragedy." And Webb would know given his C.V.. He is a Senator from Virginia, author and a former Secretary of the Navy. A 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Webb served as a Marine Corps infantry officer until 1972, and is a highly decorated Vietnam War combat veteran (Navy Cross, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts).During Webb's four years with the Reagan administration, he served as the first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, then as Secretary of the Navy. So presumably he knows of what he writes. Webb is an interesting fellow - he also had a very tense exchange with President George W. Bush regarding Iraq. Lost Soldier could have been a "simple" thriller involving murder, treachery, and retribution (and a good one at that) but the book is much richer based the enigma that is Vietnam during the war and twenty-five years following when the book's action takes place. Webb's life has either been defined or greatly influenced by his experiences in-country. His avatar in the novel is the main character Condley, a marine veteran, who cannot detach himself from the country even years after the war. He is a philosophical, somewhat jaded, adrift warrior who is "always looking for answers". This drives him to investigate a murder mystery - one that results when a U.S. serviceman is discovered in a Vietnamese village cemetery. From there we are treated to a decent mystery but a more engaging cultural and political look at Vietnam. The Vietnam War has always fascinated me (I grew up in Canada listening to radio reports on the conflict) and wonder if James Webb's son who has served in Iraq will pick up a pen one day to illuminate aspects of that conflict.
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Fascintaing look at Vietnam,
By Frank (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lost Soldiers (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was obviously written by someone with a keen knowledge and love of Vietnam. The characters are well described and seem real people.The plot is somewhat unimportant and there are probably holes in the story, but it is well worth your time
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Totally Disappointing,
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This review is from: Lost Soldiers (Hardcover)
As a fan of James Webb, I was surely surprised at this slow reading novel. Lost Soldiers is only a history/geography lesson of Viet Nam, Thailand, Hawaii, Russia and Australia that concludes with a predictable and disappointing climax. Let's hope that his fuure work is better than this one.
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