Ex-Marine Brandon Condley went to Vietnam and never quite came home. Instead, he fought and lost a war, loved and lost a woman, and fell in love with a country he could not save.
Now Condley has returned to the teeming, tangled, tragically beautiful world of postwar Vietnam on behalf of the US government, to search for the remains of MIAs.
On discovering a body with dog tags that do not match it, he begins to unravel a mystery long forgotten, of violence, murder and a devastating betrayal...
A thought-provoking, rapier-sharp and thrilling vision of Vietnam, Lost Soldiers is perfect for fans of Tim OโBrien, Karl Marlantes and Apocalypse Now.
Praise for Lost SoldiersโPowerful... rivetingโ The Washington Post
โA terrific read that breathes life into long-obscured history. Webbโs tough, battle-scarred Condley is a true hero who will stand the test of timeโ W.E.B. Griffin, author of The Brotherhood of War
โThis gripping tale is a page-turner, but is also much more... a moving saga of revenge, love, loyalty, honour, and, ultimately, redemptionโ Booklist
โThe most complete, rich and dynamic portrait in American fiction so far of Vietnam after the last American helicopter departedโ The Washington Times
โWebb has a sniperโs eye and a loverโs heart and is at his best hereโ Playboy
โA novel of revenge and redemption that tells us much about both where Vietnam is headed and where it has beenโ John McCain
At the age of twenty-three, James Webb became one of the most highly decorated Marines of the Vietnam War, receiving among other honors the Navy Cross for โextraordinary heroismโ and two Purple Hearts. His subsequent career has been divided between writing and public service. The author of ten books, including six bestselling novels, a filmmaker, and an Emmy Award-winning journalist, he also served as a committee counsel in Congress, an Assistant Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy, and as a member of the United States Senate. The father of six children, he lives in Virginia with his wife, Hong Le Webb, who was born in Vietnam and is a graduate of Cornell Law School.