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Courage Under Fire
Courage Under Fire
Author: Putnam Pub Group, Patrick Sheane Duncan
The stunning story of an act of personal heroism during the Gulf War and of the officer sent to uncover the secrets.  An investigation into the downing of a helicopter in that war could result in the first Medal of Honor given to a woman for combat duty - but the search for truth about the incident propels this engrossing novel on a vastly ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780399141515
ISBN-10: 0399141510
Publication Date: 2/7/1996
Pages: 275
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Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (T)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A powder-keg investigation into the actions of the first woman eligible for the Army's Medal of Honor in combat keynotes Duncan's exciting debut. Lt. Col. Nat Serling has been racked with guilt ever since four members of his tank unit died under friendly fire in the Gulf War. Now Nat is assigned the inquiry into another fatal Gulf War incident?one that led to the death of helicopter pilot Cpt. Karen Emma Walden, who is in line for the Medal of Honor. Serling suspects collusion when Walden's crew chief, medic and machine gunner at first supply the same details of the event. But as the three begin to break, their confessions provide vivid, disturbing images of the physical and psychological brutalities of war. Serling, meanwhile, suffers the demons of depressive drinking as he struggles to rebuild his marriage, career and life by assuaging the remorse arising from his own desert storm.


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