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Fields of Fire (Mass Market Paperback)

by James H. Webb (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Bantam USA; Reprint edition (26 Sep 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0553583859
ISBN-13: 978-0553583854
Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The story of a platoon of Marines fighting in Vietnam evokes the ambiguous and gruesome character of the war and contrasts man's realization of war's dangers with his attraction to war as the ultimate test of survival.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!, 6 Mar 2006

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fields of Fire, 18 Jul 2003

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb book and a "must" read, 21 Jan 2001

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This review is from: Fields of Fire (Bluejacket Books) (Paperback)

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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2.0 out of 5 stars 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 1 day ago by stewpot

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 14 months ago by Mr. Roger Morris

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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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