Brian Nicol

Support Troops (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

More that 2.5 million Americans served in Vietnam, the vast majority in supporting roles. Yet just because they were behind the lines didn't mean they were shielded from the chaos and the craziness, from the pain and the suffering. In fact, there were no front lines in Vietnam. The war was here, there and everywhere. And that's just fine with Specialist Alan Lacey, the narrative voice of the novel. A 22-year-old Army draftee from Michigan, he's smart, cocky, funny, arrogant. Which to the lifersthe career soldiersmeans he's an asshole. But he's a powerful asshole. He's chief clerk of a Saigon headquarters company. He knows how to get things done; he knows how to keep things from getting done. He wheels and deals; he plays and parties. He doesn't like Saigon and he's disgusted with the war effort, yet he gladly takes advantage of the whole situation as he counts off his 365 days. But Vietnam and the war that has engulfed it have taken the measure of many a smart-ass clerk over the years. Lacey will be no exception. He finds himself forced to take a stand, to seek revenge, to confront the enemyeven when that enemy's uniform is the same as his.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Brian Nicol
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781476259932
• Artikelnr.: 48360484

Autorenporträt

Brian Nicol's writing, editing and publishing career spans more than 30 years, most of them in Hawaii, Oregon and Nebraska. He was editor of Honolulu, the city and regional magazine of Hawaii, from 1982 until 1990. For a little more than two years, he was editorial director of Aster Publishing Corp. in Eugene, Oregon. From 1992 until 2007, he was CEO of Home & Away Publishing, a AAA-owned media company that produces travel magazines with combined circulation of more than 5.5 million. Nicol's academic background includes a bachelor of arts in mathematics, a bachelor of science in mathematics education and a master of arts in U. S. history. He is a Vietnam veteran. Over the years, he has been honored with numerous writing, editing and publishing awards. His book projects include work for Time-Life Books, BenBella Books of Dallas and Alouette Verlag of Germany. He and his wife, Colleen, recently co-wrote and published Senior Days, a book based on Colleen's experiences in eldercare. In his "spare" time, Nicol writes screenplays; several of his scripts have won national awards. The Nicols have two children, Kevin, 37, and Daniel, 34.