Rare encounter A war novel

John Kyle Hall, 1948-

Book - 2021

"Roger Lincoln Shinn is an esteemed professor of social ethics at a prestigious New York institution. Known only to his wife, he had faced the unspeakable as a combat infantryman in the Second World War. But two decades later during the Vietnam War, Shinn reveals to stunned students his astounding story as a soldier and prisoner of war and those of a defiant captain in his outfit who ruptures the boundaries of conventional warfare. On a converted ocean liner en route to fight the Nazi army in Europe, the proper young Shinn meets John William Hall, a rough-hewn Southern rifle champion rebelling against the family bloodline. Hall left the dark rage of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl for the vortex of world war, and the two captain's destinie...s intertwine at the ferocious Battle of the Bulge." --

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Subjects
Genres
Historical fiction
War stories
Action and adventure fiction
War fiction
Published
Minneapolis : Windage & Elevation Press [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
John Kyle Hall, 1948- (author)
Edition
First American edition
Item Description
"Based on actual events." -- dust jacket.
Physical Description
xiii, 358 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781496723864
9781737568711
9781737568704
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Review by Library Journal Review

Shipman's latest is a fictionalized account of the raid in late March 1945 to liberate POWs from a camp near Hammelburg, Germany. The mission, which was ordered by U.S. General George S. Patton and carried out by Task Force Baum, was a complete failure. Russia's Red Army is advancing on Germany from the east, bolstering Allied troops moving in from the west and north. Captain Jim Curtis was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and is imprisoned at a grim POW camp in Hammelburg, where both inmates and guards are freezing and starving. Fifty miles away, a rescue mission is preparing to cross into Germany. Wracked by poor judgment, insufficient arms, and bad luck, the raid unravels with shattering losses. Michael Braun gives a dramatic reading of this exciting work that's filled with many details that history buffs will enjoy and more than enough drama and action. Braun moves the action at a crisp but easy-to-follow pace. His bass-baritone voice is suitably expressive with narrative and dialog, giving each of the numerous characters, both historical and fictional, credible and unique voices. VERDICT Public libraries with strong military fiction collections should consider.--Michael Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll. Lib., Lynchburg

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