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Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by The Viking Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by The Viking Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by The Viking Press March 1987, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by The Viking Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.
Published by Viking, NY, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by Viking Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. 1st edition. New York. 1987. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670813397. 284 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Melissa Jacoby. Jacket painting, Soldiers (An Australian War Memorial), by Sydney Nolan. keywords: Literature New Zealand . FROM THE PUBLISHER - There are two standing orders in my life, God's and the Army's. Both bolt me together. These two moral imperatives dictate the life and destiny of young David Andersen as he battles the obscene and in- human horrors of the Korean War and the consuming passions of an illicit love, in this haunting new novel by John Hooker. In Korea, where it seemed that the ice never melted and spring was gone forever, the young Australian subaltern learns that battle, like his childhood, is a solitary business; he struggles to earn the respect of his men and to maintain a sense of decency and self-respect amid the chaos, terror, and bloodshed of combat in a foreign land, against a seemingly invincible and ghost- like enemy. Death rules and killing is routine; this David learns by necessity, but he prays for forgiveness for the murders that are part of soldiery and retreats into the calming confines of spiritual isolation. His solitude is broken by his unlikely friendship with a young English officer, Tom Fleetwood. Together they fight in one of the Korean War's harshest battles, and they are captured in its aftermath; united, they face imprisonment, interrogation by the enigmatic North Korean Major Kim, a punishing, dramatic escape across the blasted countryside of war, and eventual reunion with the Americans and freedom. What of fear and courage, evil and morality Andersen learned in battle at the enemy's hands, he shares with only one other upon his return to his family's home in Victoria. His love for Elinor Bryant, a neighbor's wife, the discovery of his own nature and the opposed forces at work within him - inherited and wrought of his own experience - bring about the climax of a novel that is moving and rich in its evocation of human passion, of landscape and destiny, of character and conflict. Standing Orders is a brilliant successor to John Hooker's last novel, The Bush Soldiers. inventory #8156.
Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Condition: Good. 1st. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Viking, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Published by Viking, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Light abrasion to the front board, else fine in fine dustwrapper.
Published by Viking Penguin, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. First US Edition. PRICE NOT CLIPPED.
Published by The Viking Press, 1987
ISBN 10: 0670813397ISBN 13: 9780670813391
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 384 pages. dj buckled. Top texxt edge tannedYoung Australian subaltern David Andersen battles the obscene and inhuman horrors of the Korean War and, together with English officer Tom Fleetwoo d, faces imprisonment and interrogation by the North Koreans and a dramatic escape Editorial Reviews From Library Journal This i s a novel about old-fashioned virtues: bravery and responsibility , decency and caring. Hooker ( The Bush Soldiers ) describes the maturing of a young man under the stress of war. Military school had sheltered young David Andersen from family tensions and provi ded him with the chance to excel. Trained to be an officer, David proves himself a hero in Korea, first in battle and then as a pr isoner of war. He eventually leaves the army; he can no longer to lerate killing. Home in Australia, he tries to piece his life tog ether. He falls in love with a young married woman; reluctantly, they decide that they must deal honestly with her elderly husband . The ending is a shocker. This fine novel offers no frills; it s imply tells an engrossing and moving story well. It is good in al l the places a story should be, in characterization, action, and setting. David Keymer, Dean of Students, SUNY Coll. of Technology , Utica Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.