Description: Soldier Sam Damon puts duty and honor above self-interest, but his lifelong adversary, Courtney Massengale, advances by making connections. Slowly, the conflict between these men intensifies, culminating in the last major battleground of the Cold War.
Brief description:
Anton Myrer (1922-1996) enlisted in the US Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor and served for three years in the Pacific. Wounded on Guam, he returned to Harvard, graduated, and began an illustrious literary career, during which he wrote such memorable novels as The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire.
Review Quotes:
"The most outstanding novel I have seen in long years. And it is far and away the best work of fiction with a military background I have ever read."
-- "Journal of the Armed Forces"