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The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

Dubus, Andre
III Dubus, Andre

Paperback

Series: Nonpareil Books, Book 6

General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

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ISBN10: 1567927610
ISBN13: 9781567927610
Publisher: Nonpareil Books
Published: Aug 8 2023
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.28 Depth: 7.40
Language: English

The acclaimed author's controversial 1967 debut was a novel of men at war--with themselves.

Lieutenant Dan Tierney is a Marine aboard the vast but labyrinthine and claustrophobic USS Vanguard, an aircraft carrier on patrol in the Pacific in 1956. Forced by the illness of his commanding officer to assume control of the Marines on board, Tierney must make decisions that will alter the lives of his troops and the shape of own future.

When a minor infraction committed by a promising young Private named Ted Freeman leads to a major investigation, a secret culture of initiation rituals and homosexuality is exposed. Torn between protecting Freeman and safeguarding the Marines' reputation, Lt. Tierney must come to terms with the tragic reality of a system he had once idealized.

The Lieutenant explores the culture and politics of the United States military at the start of the Vietnam War, and reveals the insecurities of the men whose lives were defined by it.

This Nonpareil edition includes a new introduction by novelist and memoirist, Andre Dubus III.

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