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The Call: A Novel Set in the 1960s and 1970s During the Time of the Vietnam War - Softcover

Sloman, Des

 
9781618973078: The Call: A Novel Set in the 1960s and 1970s During the Time of the Vietnam War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 161897307X ISBN 13: 9781618973078
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The Call follows the conflict of ideologies between a brother and sister during the turbulent time of the Vietnam War. Tom is a patriot who joins the army to serve his country. His younger sister, Janet, liberated by the sixties, is anti-authoritarian and a soldier of a different sort. She is a socialist and is active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. She uses her position as a journalist on a national newspaper to advance her cause. Their story is told by their young neighbour, Jim, who is drafted and serves with Tom in Vietnam. Jim hears neither the call to arms nor the call of the anti-war movement. He is simply a bystander forced by the draft to play a part in the war. Jim continues his friendship with Janet, despite Tom's warnings. The story follows the growing intensity of the war and the disintegration of the innocence of young combat soldiers. Back home, Janet is fighting against the war. Through Jim, she becomes aware of a tragic shooting of a young Vietnamese boy by one of Tom's men, and she publishes the story, condemning Tom and the war, with terrible consequences. Des Sloman served in Vietnam as a combat soldier, and later worked as a teacher and a lawyer. He now lives near Dungog, Australia. "I wished to document those turbulent times of the 1960s, especially the years of the Vietnam War, as I saw them. It's my (personal) perspective of history. I was also driven to write to understand the times in which I have lived." http://sbpra.com/DesSloman

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About the Author

Des Sloman served in Vietnam as a combat soldier, and later worked as a teacher and a lawyer. He now lives near Dungog, Australia. "I wished to document those turbulent times of the 1960s, especially the years of the Vietnam War, as I saw them. It's my (personal) perspective of history. I was also driven to write to understand the times in which I have lived."

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Publisher
Strategic Book Publishing
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
161897307X
ISBN 13 
9781618973078
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
248