![]() ![]() ![]() *By the Rivers of Babylon is a 1978 thriller novel by Nelson DeMille. Patrick's Cathedral by members of the Irish Republican Army on St. *Cathedral is a 1981 novel by American author Nelson DeMille. The novel blends intense and accurate Vietnam War flashbacks with "intelligent and highly charged courtroom melodrama". Complex issues of Tyson's culpability arise as DeMille slowly reveals more detail surrounding what really happened. The Army seeks punishment while the public is conflicted. This sets off a series of events that affects Tyson's life. An investigative journalist uncovers a possible massacre similar to My Lai committed by Tyson's platoon in 1968. The novel centers on a Vietnam veteran, Benjamin Tyson, who has made a great life for himself after serving as a lieutenant in the war. The novel covers broad themes associated with war, crime and punishment, culpability of leaders, guilt, justice, honor, and the Vietnam War. Time Magazine referred to it as "The Caine Mutiny of the 80s", while Publishers Weekly stated that it is comparable to the classic but has "wider implications". It was originally published in 1985 by Warner Books. *Word of Honor is the fifth major novel by American writer Nelson DeMille and the first which involves the Vietnam War. ![]() Jacket painting by Bernard Singer is based on Cathedral.īook is in Very Good to Excellent condition. ![]() Nelson DeMille: Three Complete Novels: Word of Honor, Cathedral, By the Rivers of Babylon ![]()
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