They each had their reasons for becoming a Marine. They each had their illusions. Goodrich came fresh from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo before he even got the uniform. Hodges was haunted by the spirits of family heroes.
Three young men, from vastly different worlds, were plunged into a white-hot, murderous melting pot of jungle warfare in the An Hoa Basin, Vietnam, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them.
For nothing could have prepared them for the madness of what they found. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were reborn in fields of fire...
Fields of Fire is a searing story of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and non-stop combat, perfect for fans of Tim OโBrien, Karl Marlantes and Apocalypse Now.
Praise for Fields of FireโFew writers since Stephen Crane have portrayed men at war with such a ring of steely truthโ The Houston Post
โA novel of such fullness and impact, one is tempted to compare it to Norman Mailerโs The Naked and the DeadโThe Oregonian
โWebb gives us an extraordinary range of acutely observed people, not one a stereotype ... Fields of Fire is a stunnerโ Newsweek
โWebb pulls off the scabs and looks directly, unflinchingly on the open wounds of the Sixtiesโ Philadelphia Inquirer
โThe unmistakable sound of truthโ Time