Rereading a good un.

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I have mentioned that I do not read a much fiction these days, but while looking for a Kindle biography on Audie Murphy that I haven't read, I came across a fictional book that I have read, a couple of times, years ago.
The book is Last Reveille by David Morrell, the author of the book Rambo, on which the movie by the same name was based.

Last Reveille was published in 1977 and that was when I first read it, although like I said, I have read it at least once more since then, but that had to be before 1990.
The book book, is packed away in one of the many boxes that hold my books that were purchased before 1990 and I just couldn't resist ordering it for my Kindle.
It is set in 1916 and describes the life of a new cavalry soldier who is part of the group that invades Mexico chasing Poncho Villa.
The new recruit asks an old civilian scout to teach him how to be a soldier and the book explores their relationship and war and killing.
Good stuff.
The Kindle edition is the 35th anniversary edition and apparently has some additions or changes made to it by the author.

One last note, I read Morrell's book Rambo when it was first published and if you only know of John Rambo from the movie, I recommend you read the book.
It will give you a completely different take on Rambo and the sheriff who was after him.
 
Speaking of Audie Murphy, I once did a paper in 9th grade high school english class on Audie Murphy, well it was sorta about Murphy.
The paper was supposed to be what your plans were after high school.
This was during the last years of the Vietnam war and in my paper I said that I planned to graduate high school, join the army, go to Nam, kill over 200 of the enemy, become the most decorated soldier of the war, come back home and make B westerns in Hollywood.
(for those who may not know, this is basically what Murphy did, but during WWII)

This sent my english teacher over the edge.
Now I see that she was probably one of those left wingers who protested the war in college.
She already didn't like me because she had caught me reading the National Lampoon issue where, my memory is hazy on this, a small statue of Jesus is trying to eat a communion wafer, which is as big or bigger than the statue of Jesus.
It had other stuff that I now realize had mainly to due with poking fun at Catholics, but since at that time I had no idea about anything Catholic, except what my grandfather had told me "Their preacher's drink you know", and I now think she was probably Catholic, because the Lampoon article, complete with pictures, really sent her over the edge.

Anyway, the teacher really got fired up about my big plans to be the 1970's Audie Murphy.
But when a friend of mine read the paper, she laughed her rear off, she knew exactly who I was writing about.
I think I got a D on that paper.
 
stradial said:
I have mentioned that I do not read a much fiction these days, but while looking for a Kindle biography on Audie Murphy that I haven't read, I came across a fictional book that I have read, a couple of times, years ago.
The book is Last Reveille by David Morrell, the author of the book Rambo, on which the movie by the same name was based.

Last Reveille was published in 1977 and that was when I first read it, although like I said, I have read it at least once more since then, but that had to be before 1990.
The book book, is packed away in one of the many boxes that hold my books that were purchased before 1990 and I just couldn't resist ordering it for my Kindle.
It is set in 1916 and describes the life of a new cavalry soldier who is part of the group that invades Mexico chasing Poncho Villa.
The new recruit asks an old civilian scout to teach him how to be a soldier and the book explores their relationship and war and killing.
Good stuff.
The Kindle edition is the 35th anniversary edition and apparently has some additions or changes made to it by the author.

One last note, I read Morrell's book Rambo when it was first published and if you only know of John Rambo from the movie, I recommend you read the book.
It will give you a completely different take on Rambo and the sheriff who was after him.

That is the type of book I would not read, no interest or desire to do so. That being said, I am glad you like it enough to reread the book. It is nice to have books we enjoy that much. :)
 
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