Review: A Powerful Piece of Writing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2012
To date, "Maddog and Miss Kitty" is the author's most powerful depiction of the dark side of soldiering. It is not morbid or violent. Rather it digs deep into the experience for both the men and women who were soldiers in Vietnam,  exploring life in-country versus life on their return, where the real problems lie. If there is a more powerful description of how war destroys the men and women who live to return, I've not read it. And yet, at its heart, Maddog and Miss Kitty is a love story.  It is a story about two people courageous in war and peace who fight their way back to find the sense of purpose and integrity they knew as soldiers, which they lost so abruptly and absolutely when they returned home. The four short stories are not to be overlooked, adding delight, a bit of humor and a touch of magic to finish off this marvelous book. This is a story for America, depicting why we lose so many brothers, husbands, and fathers even though they manage to return from war.