Cadillac Platoon - by E Lawrence Adams (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The story follows Hank Kirby, a newly minted US Army second lieutenant, as he makes his way from college ROTC to the battlefield at the height of the Vietnam War. Ultimately, through a mix of blunders and accomplishments, he reveals himself to be an uncertain, iconoclastic, and very human hero.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>CADILLAC PLATOON is a story of the contrasts, contradictions, and tensions of the late 1960s. Written by a decorated Vietnam veteran, it is a complicated love story superimposed on the stark reality of 1968 Vietnam.<br /> <br /> Hank Kirby is a reluctant warrior, riding the roller coaster of triumphs, tragedies, and frustrations in both arenas--the war abroad and the turbulent times at home.</p><p>The story follows Hank, a newly minted US Army second lieutenant, as he makes his way from college ROTC to the battlefield at the height of the war. Ultimately, through a mix of blunders and accomplishments, he reveals himself to be an uncertain, iconoclastic, and very human hero.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Easily the best I've read of the genre...Cadillac Platoon transports readers to a different time, a different place, presenting us with the starkest of human emotions. Action-filled sights and sounds, experiences, and human awareness have been expertly captured, and present my generation of warriors as they really were. I couldn't put the book down!" --Bob Gurin, Career in Executive Management and Consulting to Businesses and Industry, BSME Degree, University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. in Economics and Mechanical Engineering, UCLA</p><p>"Adams' novel exposes the vast range of human emotion, and how the men alleviated their fear, utilized coping mechanisms, and even relates some of the raucous, lighter moments among the young men we learn to know so well. For me, this book was not only easy to read and interesting, but it is also a revelatory map of human emotions during a time of extreme stress. How does it feel to face the possibility of imminent death? I highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to delve into the mind and life of those who served in Vietnam." --Angela O'Loughlin Calabrese, former editorial staff member at <em>Seventeen Magazine, </em> BA degree in English Literature, The College of New Rochelle</p><p>"E. Lawrence Adams gives us a novel that provides a very human insider's view on a very inhumane war. A love story wrapped in a coming-of-age story wrapped in a war story. The fear, fun, anguish, and adrenaline whirl like a kaleidoscope from Hank Kirby's plane ride to Nam through the waning days of his tour, leaving the reader little time for R&R in this new page turner." --Paul MacMahon, retired Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at Publicis/Bloom</p><br>
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