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Plot Summary of Word of Honor
"Guy trying to get along in life. Good job, loving wife. Past comes back to haunt. Terrible, life-changing events unfold as family becomes witness to another side of husband/ father they thought they knew. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Jim Russell, Resident Scholar
"Former Lt. Ben Tyson is charged with murder and other atrocities that were committed not by him, but by his men in his charge in Vietnam. They swore to secrecy the atrocities that occurred at a hospital in Vietnam. His men are not being charge with any crimes, only Ben Tyson, the fallen corporate executive whose honor, family, and career are on the line. A forgotten past has come back to haunt him. A nightmare in the making. A caustic tale from beginning to end for Ben and the military system of justice. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " F. Scott Sinclair, Resident Scholar
"Bruce Tyson is a successful business executive with a happy family life when the past comes back to haunt him. The events which took place in Vietnam have bothered him for decades have become common knowledge and Tyson and his command are to stand trial. This is one of Nelson de Mille's best books and impossible to put down, he weaves his plot with the use of memories and flash backs to let his readers know and understand the details of what happened in Vietnam, when a French hospital was destroyed and all the occupants killed. Only one woman survived and Tyson is desperate for her testimony. Each chapter of this book is an adventure and sorting out the villains from the heroes is a challenge right up to the end. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Penny , Resident Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%

Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Army
Specific to - Vietnam
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller Yes
Legal Plotlets - finding out whether someone is really guilty - military trial

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Southeast Asia
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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