The Cage - Couverture rigide

Abraham, Tom

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0593049683 ISBN 13 : 9780593049686

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2002

Synopsis

Tom "Bud" Abraham was one of the very few Englishman to serve in Vietnam. As an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division during 1967/8, he saw combat in some of the fiercest encounters of the War. His gallantry earned him a chestful of medals, including the Silver Star, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Army. During the Tet Offensive, Tom was captured by the Vietcong. The suffering he endured during his interrogation and torture tested him to the limits. His daring escape into the surrounding jungle was the beginning of a new ordeal. His struggle to survive, naked and alone, would drag him down to the level of a primitive beast. After he returned to England from Vietnam, Tom made a new life. He married, became a father, and started a successful career. It seemed that he had forgotten the nightmare of the past. But more than 30 years later, a trivial encounter with the police began a catastrophic chain of events. He lost everything - his family, his home, his self-respect. It became all-too-obvious that the psychological and emotional wounds he received in Vietnam were still festering. In trying to rebuild his life, Tom had once more to confront those traumatic memories that he had buried so deep. If he were to have any chance of a future, he would have to relive the past. His terrifying journey is the story of this book.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tom Abraham was born in Lancashire, and emigrated to America at the age of nineteen. From 1966 until 1969 he served in the American Army, including a tour of duty to Vietnam. Afterwards he returned to England, where he made a successful career in the textile industry. After suffering a breakdown in 1999/2000, he stopped working, and he now lives quietly in Walton-on-Thames.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593049683
• ISBN 13: 9780593049686
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 359
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible