- Paperback: 880 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Sep 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446674826
- ISBN-13: 978-0446674829
- Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 5.7 x 20.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 762 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
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#28,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #37 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Legal
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From Publishers Weekly
If fiction can assuage the lingering moral pain of the Vietnam War, it's through the kind of driving honesty coupled with knowledgeability that DeMille (By the Rivers of Babylon) employs here, in a story which, as riveting as The Caine Mutiny but with wider implications, probes the conflicting concepts of honor, duty and loyalty as they relate to an event of the My Lai varietyand assesses blame. Prompted by a just-published book that holds ex-lieutenant Ben Tyson accountable for a hushed-up massacre committed by his platoon in a Hue hospital 18 years before, the army recalls Tyson to stand trial for murder. Tyson, confronted by an army authority anxious to save its own face, an embarrassed federal government (which has its own "deal" to propose) and a threatened marriage, and entangled, furthermore, in his own past lives and present sense of guilt, must call on all his lawyer's cleverness and his own inner toughness to fight his case. The flashbacks to Hue, the pre-trial investigation (involving an attractive female major), the court-martial proceedings, the emotions of the principal characters and the soul-sickness wrought by war (which is the story's effective subtext)all are depicted with marvelous vividness. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo. Foreign rights: Jack Ellison. November 11
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
This huge and merciless account follows an ordinary corporate man, Ben Tyson, as his Army commission is reactivated so that he can be court-martialed on charges of murder. The events go back 15 years to a hospital in Vietnam where his platoon took heavy action and many civilians died. Did he wantonly kill enemy and civilian alike? The investigation, intended to restore military honor after My Lai, gives no quarter. All the hostile witnesses are called up while friendly witnesses are lost or silent. Tyson's own sense of honor lets him give only tiny scraps of information even to his attorney. The courtroom sequences are so powerful that most of the other action is like filler. The dialogue rings true and shows a gift for wit and timing. Apart from its unfortunate length and a slightly over-drawn hero, this succeeds as a mature and compassionate statement about Americans at war in Vietnam. Barbara Conaty, Medical Coll. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Honorable words of justice.,
This review is from: Word of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
I was sickened mentally by the events of war in Viet Nam when it was happening.This book kind of softened my emotions because it profiled so well, the lives of soldiers under the pressure of war.This book does justice to the illness of PTSD some of us suffered as the result of military service.
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an incredible book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Word of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the best of DeMille's books. It is a story of powerful emotions and images. This is truely a story about a man who gives his word of honor to his men only to have them all break their word. The ending is powerful. I have re-read this book several times and get something new out of it each time. Don't hesitate, get this book today.
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My favorite Demille,
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This review is from: Word of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a fantastic novel, the characters are practically three dimensional. Demille really knows how to write. This is a good book for a vacation, it's exciting yet has some depth to it, it's not just a pure thriller that moves along at the speed of light.
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