When a reporter for the Washington Post sees a group of wounded, half-starved, black troops disembark from a helicopter in Cu Chi during the height of the Vietnam War, he senses a story, but receives no cooperation from the army or the soldiers.
The men, mostly noncombat soldiers, are the remnant of a squad sent on an illegal mission to Cambodia as punishment for their participation in a race riot at Cu Chi base camp. Led by a battle-fatigued sergeant, they fall under enemy fire. Their leader inexplicably disappears, leaving the ill-prepared soldiers to fight the jungle and enemy on their own.
Although forced to confront the shock of combat and a deteriorating family life, the reporter pursues the story hoping to uncover the truth about what happened to those soldiers in the jungle.
A Long Way Back, received the Seal of Approval from Literary Classics. The novel also won first place in the Independent Publisher's of New England contest, the Silver Award from Literary Classics, the Bronze Award from ForeWord Magazine's 2016 INDIES Award, the DQ Award from IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Award, and was a finalist for the Montaigne Medal from Eric Hoffer Awards.
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The men, mostly noncombat soldiers, are the remnant of a squad sent on an illegal mission to Cambodia as punishment for their participation in a race riot at Cu Chi base camp. Led by a battle-fatigued sergeant, they fall under enemy fire. Their leader inexplicably disappears, leaving the ill-prepared soldiers to fight the jungle and enemy on their own.
Although forced to confront the shock of combat and a deteriorating family life, the reporter pursues the story hoping to uncover the truth about what happened to those soldiers in the jungle.
A Long Way Back, received the Seal of Approval from Literary Classics. The novel also won first place in the Independent Publisher's of New England contest, the Silver Award from Literary Classics, the Bronze Award from ForeWord Magazine's 2016 INDIES Award, the DQ Award from IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Award, and was a finalist for the Montaigne Medal from Eric Hoffer Awards.
Available at: Author's Website
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Publishing Date: October 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19761927-7-0 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9761927-5-6 Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-9761927-1-8 Epub
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ISBN: 978-0-19761927-7-0 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-9761927-5-6 Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-9761927-1-8 Epub
See Video