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Plot Summary of Lest We Forget
"One of if not the best books I've ever read. This is a true story written in first person by the author who was a helicopter pilot during Vietnam. A fabulous book, definately on my 10 list. You will have a whole new respect for veterans and soldiers alike after this book. I promise you wont be able to put it down."
Joey Lee, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Lest We Forget
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Specific to - Vietnam
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
The antagonists are: - communists

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Jungles? Yes
Air? Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - dropped from large heights - run over - crushed - biohazard/virus - impaled - decapitated - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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