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James Webb (1) (1946–)

Author of Fields of Fire

For other authors named James Webb, see the disambiguation page.

James Webb (1) has been aliased into James H. Webb.

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Works by James Webb

Works have been aliased into James H. Webb.

Fields of Fire (1978) — Author — 655 copies
Born Fighting (2004) 628 copies
The Emperor's General (1999) — Author — 221 copies
A Sense of Honor: A Novel (1981) — Author — 137 copies
Lost Soldiers (2001) 137 copies
Something to Die For (1991) 112 copies
A Country Such As This (1983) — Author — 77 copies
I Heard My Country Calling: A Memoir (2014) — Author — 53 copies

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Brandon Condley är en före detta marinsoldat med oläkta minnen från striderna i Vietnams djungel. Han bär på sorgen över den kvinna han älskade som dödats av kommunisterna för sitt samröre med honom. Nu arbetar han med att leta upp försvunna amerikanska soldater, levande eller döda. Condley får i uppdrag att spåra en gammal Vietnamsoldat och desertör som gått över till fienden. Det visar sig att Condley har personliga skäl att finna mannen, som fortfarande är i livet och spåren leder honom till Australien, Moskva och slutligen Bangkok.… (more)
 
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CalleFriden | 1 other review | Feb 7, 2023 |
I think this is one of the best military novels ever written. It brings life to the love/hate relationship that so many Marines and sailors have toward their service. I first read this book as a 19 year old Marine. I don't really remember what I liked about it back then, but it was probably the hard core nature of guys like Fogarty. Now in my 40s, this book resonates for different reasons, chief among them are the bitter-sweet nature of gaining life experience and having to work within a system. Webb does a superb job of showing how that gung-ho spirit sweeps into a person's psyche.… (more)
 
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Chris.Wolak | 3 other reviews | Oct 13, 2022 |
Of all the books I’ve read about the Vietnam War, only two have been novels: this one and Red Flags by Juris Jurvevics. Fields of Fire is definitely a Naked and the Dead/Thin Red Line foxhole kind of story. The home front and love interest stories seem like necessary dramatic distractions. But James Webb is dead-on with his battlefield reports.
 
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mtbass | 7 other reviews | Feb 28, 2020 |
Parts of this book, Scots-Irish history and culture and its impact on America, were fascinating and enlightening. Glorification of that culture and some of its champions like Andrew Jackson diminished my assessment of the book.
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