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Down in Laos : Heroism and Inspiration During the Vietnam War by Francis Partel Jr. (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNavy Log, LLC
ISBN-100989305910
ISBN-139780989305914
eBay Product ID (ePID)176205800
Product Key Features
Book TitleDown in Laos : Heroism and Inspiration During the Vietnam War
Number of Pages298 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicWar & Military, Thrillers / General
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorFrancis Partel Jr.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisDown in Laos, Heroism and Inspiration during the Vietnam War, is an action-thriller, suspense war story about a ship, an air wing, and a pilot based on actual US Navy and Marine Corps events in the Western Pacific in early 1968--the Pueblo seizure, Operation Igloo White, Khe Sanh, Tet, and the first bombing halt. When the pilot, Lt. Campbell, USN, son of missionaries raised in Korea during that war, is shot down and becomes a POW of the brutal Pathet Lao and is obligated to attempt escape, the story takes a suspenseful turn and becomes an intriguing modern parallel to the Book of Job and explores what makes Western Civilization unique in the world., Down in Laos is a superbly written, large canvas, war story set in Southeast Asia during the seizure of USS Pueblo, the Tet Offensive, and the Battle of Khe Sanh in 1968. It is a classic suspense, action-thriller about a naval ship, an air wing, and a pilot who is shot down and becomes a prisoner of the Pathet Lao in Laos. Down in Laos is not a tiny novel. Mr. Partel not only entertains his readers in page-turning style, he leaves them a little smarter about the world. His self-described genre--journalistic fiction--provides the latitude to bring observations and ideas to the attention of the reader. So when downed navy pilot, Lt. Campbell, becomes a prisoner of war brutalized at the hands of the Pathet Lao, his plight parallels the Book of Job and subtly provides a comparison of Western Civilization with totalitarian states that lack a moral compass. And Mr. Partel's sense of history does not ignore the social issues of the mid 1960's in military and civilian life, and in the tradition of South Pacific, Down in Laos touches upon these issues briefly but deftly. This is authentic historical fiction about the naval air war in Southeast Asia for avid military readers. And for readers who want the historical background and the social context reminiscent of Patrick O'Brian's naval novels of the Napoleonic Wars, they will find this tradition carried forward 150 years as USS Ticonderoga, Attack Carrier 14, succeeds the frigate in this well-written yarn of modern naval, historical fiction.
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