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They each had their reasons for being a soldier.
They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo — Death Before Dishonor — before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes.
They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire....
Fields of Fire is James Webb’s classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire captures the journey of unformed men through a man-made hell — until each man finds his fate.
They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo — Death Before Dishonor — before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes.
They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire....
Fields of Fire is James Webb’s classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire captures the journey of unformed men through a man-made hell — until each man finds his fate.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A fantastic novel. I usually stay away from military books as they tend to be bogged down in techno-babble at the expense of the story, BUT NOT THIS ONE! From the opening chapter, I was gripped by the tale of three Marines in Vietnam, all from very different backgrounds and there for their own different reasons. Mr Webb, who was a highly decorated Vietnam vetran himself, doesn't patronise the reader by spoon feeding him/her with explanations of the working practises of a M-16 rifle, but instead shows the human face behind a very unpopular war.
Most heartwrenching of all is the reaction at home to the war and the people involved. Highly relevant today with public opinion divided about Iraq, this shows how the troops involved were completely demoralised by negative, and sometimes venemous, reactions from people who had limited understanding of combat.
I could not put this book down until I finished it!
Even if war stories are not your thing, give it a go. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Possibly the best book that I have read about The Vietnam War either fiction or real accounts. in my opinion only rivaled by Robert Mason's Chickenhawk. Also worth Searching out are other titles by the same Author.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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There are many books which profess to be the "greatest novel written about Vietnam", and believe me, I've read a few in my time. Fields of Fire, for once, is a book that lives up to the epithet. Quite simply one fo the best books I've ever read.
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James Webb - Fields of Fire - "The classic novel of men at war"
"Fields of Fire has the unmistakable sound of truth acquired the hard way. His men hate the war; it is lethal fact cut adrift from personal sense. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Hereward
best vietnam war novel ever written
I read this book about 20 years ago and thought it was great.Reread it this week and still think its a great book and i read a ot of war novels
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Paul D. Greenwood
couldnt get into it
i must admit i cant give a true eview as i just couldnt get into it!
Published 19 months ago by vicky123
Fields of Fire
This story really gives you an insight to life in Vet Nam for the soldier on the front line
Published 21 months ago by tomo
so so book
this book contains the usual characters found in the standard Vietnam fiction, the hard bitten but caring sergeant who you know will die saving the man he detests, the officer who... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by stewpot
I concur completely...
I can only agree with the other reviewers, I bought this as a paperback 20 years ago, and have enjoyed re-visiting the story so much, that I sought out, and managed to obtain a... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2008 by Mr. Roger Morris
Brilliant Book
Without doubt one of the best novels of the Vietnam war. As someone else posted apart from Chickenhawk this is as good as it gets. A fantastic read.
Published on 4 Jan 2007 by Sooty
Agonizing truth
James Webb writes in such a way that you re-live the frustration and emotions, and the incredible sense of loss. Thankfully he captures what other books have failed to do. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2003
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