Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order - Softcover

Dane, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595258832 ISBN 13: 9780595258833

Publisher: iUniverse, 2002

Synopsis

Conduct to the Prejudice of Good Order offers a glimpse of conditions around Bien Hoa during the last years of the war. Bill Blake encounters fragging, racism and heroin addiction while defending soldiers in court-martial trials as a young Army lawyer. Much like the soldiers he defends, Blake finds himself in conflict with his superior officers.The story of a drafted, civilian attorney serving as an Army lawyer in Vietnam gives this book a unique perspective. Captain Blake's experiences accentuate many of the troublesome aspects of the war, including the draft, authority of Commanding Generals, domestic demand for troop withdrawal and in the end, the delivery of heroin to the American troops.The historical fiction genre allows vets to recognize historically correct settings in Vietnam during 1971-1972 in this book. The fictitious characters and circumstances provide an entertaining read for those who lived through the era as well as those for whom Vietnam is only a curiosity out of the distant past.Other books by Dan Dane include Fireflies in the Delta and Bloodlines of Tyranny.

About this title

About the Author:

Dane attended UNM in the 1960's during the turmoil of the civil rights movementreceived his law degree from U of Arkansas before entering the Army as a JAG officer. His experiences have taken him from the parched desert of NM to the jungles of Vietnam to the Mississippi River delta of Arkansas. He now serves as a judge in the federal system.

From AudioFile:

This intelligent and unblinking glimpse of the final years of the Vietnam War is billed as a "JAG CORP" novel, but it's much more. This is the real unvarnished deal. Unlike the glitzy television show "JAG," Army lawyer and draftee Captain William Blake is on the muddy, loud, bloody, and many times, mundane front lines near Bien Hoa, facing endless streams of drug possession charges and AWOL cases. Not a lawyer's paradise. Ross Ballard's youthful, engaging reading reflects Blake's path from idealism to resignation to drama--as he is finally pushed to confront his superiors' apathy in his attempt to exonerate a fellow soldier. The background jungle sounds and ubiquitous helicopters overhead mirror the book's gray realism, while Mike Morningstar's poignant incidental music and final song add further to the heart-wrenching realization that nothing was simple in Vietnam. B.P. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0595258832
• ISBN 13: 9780595258833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204