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Author: James Webb
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Imprint: Naval Institute Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.333kg
ISBN: 9781557509642
ISBN 10: 1557509646
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 30 January 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Webb is a skilled and gifted novelist. He has the right instincts for creating interesting characters, personal and interpersonal conflicts, gripping scenes, ironic twists, provocative insights, and subtle revelations. Most importantly, perhaps, he has the ability to arouse the reader's emotions. His people are real, convincing in their pain, their joy, their beliefs, backgrounds, and bedevilment's. --DENVER POST More than a novel. Webb's vast research and eye for detail make his historical saga ring true. --DALLAS MORNING NEWS James Webb is one of the four or five most important young writers in this country. --TOM WOLFE, author of The Right Stuff Compelling ... distinguished by energy and raw power ... passionate commitment and historical sweep. --NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A stunning summary of political and social life in America. --NASHVILLE BANNER A Country Such as This deserves the highest literary accolades. It is a major work of our rime. --WALL STREET JOURNAL
A Country Such as This deserves the highest literary accolades. It is a major work of our rime."" --WALL STREET JOURNAL ""Compelling ... distinguished by energy and raw power ... passionate commitment and historical sweep."" --NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ""Webb is a skilled and gifted novelist. He has the right instincts for creating interesting characters, personal and interpersonal conflicts, gripping scenes, ironic twists, provocative insights, and subtle revelations. Most importantly, perhaps, he has the ability to arouse the reader's emotions. His people are real, convincing in their pain, their joy, their beliefs, backgrounds, and bedevilment's."" --DENVER POST ""A stunning summary of political and social life in America."" --NASHVILLE BANNER ""More than a novel. Webb's vast research and eye for detail make his historical saga ring true."" --DALLAS MORNING NEWS ""James Webb is one of the four or five most important young writers in this country."" --TOM WOLFE, author of The Right Stuff
Author Information
James Webb, a 1968 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1987 to 1988, is one of the most highly decorated Marines of the Vietnam era. He is the author of the bestsellers Fields of Fire and Sense of Honor, among other books.
