Word of Honor (original 1985; edition 1985)

Extremely long, paper back is 855 pages, and boring in places that shouldn't have even been in the book. ( )

read book and saw movie pretty good

Absolutely my favorite from this unusually gifted writer of suspense. ( )

I was a little girl during the Vietnam War, so my knowledge of it is limited. Word of Honor gave me enough insights into this time that I have researched the War and learned more about it. I found this book to be absolutely gripping. DeMille has done his research and provided details of the war that I hadn't known.

Ben Tyson was out of the Army and living a life when he was suddenly called back into duty. He quickly learns that his reenlistment is because he's going to be court marshalled and tried for an invasion that he lead 20 years prior where numerous patients in a hospital were massacred. Forced to recollect and then investigate what really happened, Tyson finds that he must defend himself or he'll be sent to prison.

This story is tight, and I found myself wanting to know what came next. My opinon of the characters in the book twisted and turned as many times as the story did.

I loved this book. ( )

3289. Word of Honor, by Nelson DeMille (read Jan 29, 2000) This is only the third DeMille book I've read (the others were By the Waters of Babylon and Cathedral) and this is a better book than were those, tho I do not deny those are exciting books. I found this book's story engrossing, and I was amzaed at how my attitude toward the central character, Ben Tyson, changed as the book progressed--which of course was the author's intention. Especially the last part of this book was riveting and emotionally overpowering, I thought. ( )