Just finished reading The Fearless Man...a novel which follows the commander of a platoon in circa 1968 Vietnam, a combat virgin chaplain and the men under their care. Great stuff.
Review:
"Herman Wouk-like in its sweep....Pfarrer sets out one of the most effective and memorable death scenes in modern war literature. Thoroughly well crafted, though not for the squeamish." Kirkus Reviews
Review:
"The Fearless Man should serve as the gold standard for any other fiction to come out about the war....It's a war story that hovers in my mind somewhere between The Iliad and The Naked and the Dead." Chicago Tribune
Review:
"What...elevat[es] it into such company as...For Whom the Bell Tolls and...The Red Badge of Courage, is its acute sense of the volatile nature of courage....Few war novels are so thoroughly informed by an insider's knowledge of military tactics, weaponry and language." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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