Night Work

Jim Hollister #2

by Dennis Foley

The Jungles of Vietnam, Where Nightmares Are Real And Daydreams Are Death

For Captain Jim Hollister, operations officer for Juliet Company LRPs, Vietnam presented endless opportunities to fail, screw up, or die a grisly death. His job was to provide training, organization, and leadership -- and if he didn't train his men right, he'd have to bury them.

The mission of Hollister's LRPs was to find, fix, and kill VC south of the Lao-Cambode-Viet border. But pulling off recon patrols, ambushes, and prisoner snatches in that flat and treeless southern part of Vietnam was a lot different -- and deadlier -- than operating in the dense jungles of the highlands.

Night inserts, terrifying landing zones, choppers under fire, and murderous VC ambushes were all part of combat patrolling for the LRPs. But for Hollister, the losses and the pain went hand in hand with the courage and selfless dedication to teammates under fire that were the heart and soul of being a LRP....

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Dennis Foley retired from the Army after several tours in Southeast Asia. He served as a Long Range Patrol Detachment commander, an Airborne Infantry company commander, a Ranger company commander, and a Special Forces “A” Detachment commander. After the Army he started working in Hollywood as an television writer. In addition to his novels, he has written and produced for television and film. He lives in Whitefish, Montana.

Dennis holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College and is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Authors Guild.

Reviews

[Shelby H. Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

best I’ve in quite some time

Well written. It shows the author has been there & done that.
Many twist & turns with a surprise ending that was a little disappointing!
I highly recommend

[Donald W. Kellerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action Packed

A narrative full of action which is well described, that pulls you in and turns the pages. A great read

[Theodore Cohen · Rating 5 out of 5]

You will not be able to put this book down.

It's an action thriller about an officer torn between Loyalty to his men and his wife's desire for him to leave the service.

[Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Dennis Foley put in his time in Vietnam. When he returned to the States, the Army assigned him to liaison duty with Hollywood crews making shows or movies on Army bases or using Army equipment. After leaving military service, Dennis became a writer and producer on such shows as China Beach, MacGyver, Airwolf, and Cagney & Lacey.

The characters, settings and situations in this gritty book seem real because (1) Dennis is a terrific writer, and (2) he put unflinching honesty into every page.

Try it - you'll like it!

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mr. Foley put's us back in the field in Viet Nam but this time we see a glimpse of how the other side lived.A very good book.