Fields of Fire
JUNE 2013
FICTION
Author of Lost Soldiers
James Webb
Fields of Fire
In his classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, James Webb follows three soldiers as they undertake a battle of a lifetime. They each had their reasons for being a soldier.
They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo—Death Before Dishonor—before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes. They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire . . .
Read by Sean Runnette
Category: Fiction/War Running Time: 16 hrs 30 min - Unabridged Hardcover: 08/28/2001 (Bantam) Territory: US and Canada On Sale Date: 06/03/2013 Trade 9781452613536 14 Audio CDs $49.99 Library 9781452643533 14 Audio CDs $95.99 MP3 9781452663531 2 MP3-CDs $34.99 James Webb, who has worked and traveled in Vietnam extensively since 1991, was one of the most highly decorated combat marines of the Vietnam War. An attorney and Emmy Award–winning journalist, he has served as Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and full committee counsel to the U.S. Congress. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of several critically acclaimed novels, including A Time to Fight and Born Fighting. Author’s residence: Virginia Sean Runnette, a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner, has produced several Audie Award–winning audiobooks. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company, and his television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Copland, Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Third Watch.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Toll Free 877.782.6867 Tantor Audio Fax 888.782.7821 2 Business Park Road www.tantor.com Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Fields of Fire is James Webb’s classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire captures the journey of unformed men through a man-made hell—until each man finds his fate. MARKETING • New York Times bestselling author • Author’s Web site: www.jameswebb.com PRAISE FOR FIELDS OF FIRE
“In my opinion the finest of the Vietnam novels.” —Tom Wolfe
“Few writers since Stephen Crane have portrayed men at war with such a ring of steely truth.” —The Houston Post
“A novel of such fullness and impact, one is tempted to compare it to Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead.” —The Oregonian
“In swift, flexible prose that does everything he asks of it including a whiff of hilarious farce, just to show he can— Webb gives us an extraordinary range of acutely observed people, not one a stereotype, and as many different ways of looking at (the Vietnam) war. . . . Fields of Fire is a stunner.” —Newsweek
FICTION
Author of Lost Soldiers
James Webb
Fields of Fire
In his classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, James Webb follows three soldiers as they undertake a battle of a lifetime. They each had their reasons for being a soldier.
They each had their illusions. Goodrich came from Harvard. Snake got the tattoo—Death Before Dishonor—before he got the uniform. And Hodges was haunted by the ghosts of family heroes. They were three young men from different worlds plunged into a white-hot, murderous realm of jungle warfare as it was fought by one Marine platoon in the An Hoa Basin, 1969. They had no way of knowing what awaited them. Nothing could have prepared them for the madness to come. And in the heat and horror of battle they took on new identities, took on each other, and were each reborn in fields of fire . . .
Read by Sean Runnette
Category: Fiction/War Running Time: 16 hrs 30 min - Unabridged Hardcover: 08/28/2001 (Bantam) Territory: US and Canada On Sale Date: 06/03/2013 Trade 9781452613536 14 Audio CDs $49.99 Library 9781452643533 14 Audio CDs $95.99 MP3 9781452663531 2 MP3-CDs $34.99 James Webb, who has worked and traveled in Vietnam extensively since 1991, was one of the most highly decorated combat marines of the Vietnam War. An attorney and Emmy Award–winning journalist, he has served as Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, and full committee counsel to the U.S. Congress. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of several critically acclaimed novels, including A Time to Fight and Born Fighting. Author’s residence: Virginia Sean Runnette, a multiple AudioFile Earphones Award winner, has produced several Audie Award–winning audiobooks. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company, and his television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Copland, Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Third Watch.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Toll Free 877.782.6867 Tantor Audio Fax 888.782.7821 2 Business Park Road www.tantor.com Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Fields of Fire is James Webb’s classic, searing novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire captures the journey of unformed men through a man-made hell—until each man finds his fate. MARKETING • New York Times bestselling author • Author’s Web site: www.jameswebb.com PRAISE FOR FIELDS OF FIRE
“In my opinion the finest of the Vietnam novels.” —Tom Wolfe
“Few writers since Stephen Crane have portrayed men at war with such a ring of steely truth.” —The Houston Post
“A novel of such fullness and impact, one is tempted to compare it to Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead.” —The Oregonian
“In swift, flexible prose that does everything he asks of it including a whiff of hilarious farce, just to show he can— Webb gives us an extraordinary range of acutely observed people, not one a stereotype, and as many different ways of looking at (the Vietnam) war. . . . Fields of Fire is a stunner.” —Newsweek
