Review: The Vietnam POW's and what happens later
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2014
This novel spans from 1973 to the 1990's. The style is easy to follow and, for those who lived in those times, extremely realistic. The characters are well defined and unlike many authors there are not too many. Starting with the training and "The Oath of Allegiance" the treatment of fallen aviators as POW's in Hanoi is described. Alongside this are the young intellectual protestors of that era in America, accusing the powers that be of trying to destroy communistic ideals for their own gain. Woven into this are the abusers of young idealists who, together with the communists, finance trips into war zones where POW's are paraded to show how well they are being treated! One of the survivors vows to expose this abuse by those Americans who profited. I found myself empathizing with him and having to mentally strike a balance between the " hero " or investigating officer, and the POW. A refreshing change from the novels which are overloaded with intrigue and characters. Interesting, romantic, idealistic and historically very possible.This novel warrants 5 stars, except for the need for proof reading and correction of typo's, 23 of which I highlighted as it is such a good book and worth taking the trouble to correct.NB:-The author contacted me and the typo's have been corrected. A few were due to variations on UK (my spelling)and American English. It made me realize that that one has a duty to assist with typo's if  only by highlighting them as they then appear in my clippings with the word count Location. Thank you Dennis Koller!