Nelson DeMille
Paperback | Pages: 880 pages Rating: 4.18 | 10120 Users | 374 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Word of Honor |
| ISBN: | 0446674826 (ISBN13: 9780446674829) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) Hue,1968(Viet Nam) |
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He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But a lifetime ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.There the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity and together swore never to tell the world what they had done.Now the press, army justice, and the events he tried to forget have caught up with Ben Tyson. His family, his career, and his personal sense of honor hang in the balance. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past and set him free."
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| Title | : | Word of Honor |
| Author | : | Nelson DeMille |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 880 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1998 by Grand Central Publishing (first published November 1st 1985) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 10120 Users | 374 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books Word of Honor
Nelson DeMille tends to produce long books (this one is nearly 900 pages) and that can feel a little intimidating. Yet once into the narrative I always feel the same: amused by a wise-cracking lead character, enthralled by a compelling storyline and, in due course, wishing the book were even longer. Yes, he can sometimes provide a little too much detail, but this minor niggle is more than compensated for by his ability to truly bring his characters to life, deliver brilliant dialogue and toWord of HonorI have had this audio book since 2009 and finally made myself listen to it. I now ask myself why I waited so long. DeMille has always been a favorite author, my favorite (until now) was The Generals Daughter. This is no short listen .. some 28 hours of which I had a hard time putting it down. The story take place some 18 years after Ben Tyson has returned from Vietnam, a man with a comfortable job in NY, a family out in the 'burbs and a sense of honor. Someone has written a
A fictional tale of Hue, 1968, and the aftermath for a group of soldiers.
Excellent introduction to military justice and courts martial, which are so different from civil justice. The lead character is charged with murder for a My Lai-type massacre at a hospital 18 years after leaving Viet Nam. No one disputes that he didn't kill anyone himself, but he was the lieutenant in charge of troops that committed the murders, and under military law, that makes him the guilty party, not them, if he didn't take steps to stop them. Uncovering all the evidence is fascinating. I
DeMille can certainly string a few sentences together. Having an interest in the wider culpability issues raised by My Lai and similar instances, I found his treatment thorough and provocative. He creates very genuine and consistent characters and some of the action sequences are second to none. (Not many authors in my opinion are able to combine the 750-pages-in-2-days style readability with deeper issues that you find yourself thinking about for days/weeks after.) I think his novels wouldn't
The author takes a man whose life is going well for him at the time being. Job, wife, kids, house everything seems to be moving along just as they should. Then one day that is all changed when he hears about a book while commuting to work. The book which the person is telling him about is talking about an atrocity that happened 18 years ago where a hospital was destroyed and patients, doctors, and nurses were killed. Ben Tyson the man sitting was the platoon leader that day in Vietnam 18 years
This is a good definition of a pointless story. 0 of 10 stars
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