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Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War

 
 
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Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War

A historical novel of: Fighting in Korean War; Zealous commanding general at Stateside post; McCarthy communist spy hunt; Politics at home; Romance.

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Product Details:
Author: JOHN H. GALLAGHER
Paperback: 534 pages
Publisher: Sovereign Terrace Books
Publication Date: July 20, 2005
Language: English
ISBN: 097589921X
Product Width: 149.5 centimeters
Product Height: 225.5 centimeters
Product Weight: 1.56 pounds
Package Length: 8.43 inches
Package Width: 5.85 inches
Package Height: 0.73 inches
Package Weight: 0.79 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 5 reviews
 
 

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5Ron's review  Nov 01, 2005
By Ronald C. Bruce "Ronald C Bruce MD"
This novel ranks with with Once an Eagle. It is a compelling pageturner that I found hard to put down. Well written and fast moving with military and historical accuracy this is a story of a four year tour of dury in the US Army just before and into the Korean War. No punches pulled about military screwups or battleground horrors. This book demands a sequel to tell us how John Grady continues in civilian life.

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5GRADY'S TOUR REVIEW  Nov 29, 2005
By Renwick F. Mottley
John Gallagher has written an outstanding fictional account of American military history --early 1950's era. Having been in Korea during the conflict,I feel the author hit the nail on the head. I sincerely hope there will be another "John Grady" novel.

5Author's rebuttal  Mar 06, 2011
By Author
As author of the award-winning GRADY'S TOUR, I must respond to Mr. Richard Chase's caustic "review" of my book. He begins with an obvious predisposed bias against self-published books. It appears to me that his bias required him to be as destructive as possible to the merits of GRADY'S TOUR. Others, without such a bias, have expressed to me that they greatly enjoyed GRADY'S TOUR. I was an enlisted man in the navy in World War II and an army officer in the Korean War, and I know something about military life. I am particularly pleased that many combat veterans have told me that they enjoyed the book, and more than one has commented that the characters are realistic.

Every other review of GRADY'S TOUR on Amazon.com is a five star review and written by a veteran. I would think that Mr. Chase might have suspected that his caustic review was out of line and unfounded.

In 2007, MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA gave GRADY'S TOUR its top award in the historical fiction genre. In 2010, the Branson, MO. Stars & Flags Book Awards contest for books with a military theme and written within the past 10 years gave GRADY'S TOUR an honorable mention award. I am thinking that perhaps Mr. Chase has unintentionally revealed something about himself that he better should have left concealed.Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War

1runaway as fast as you can  Jan 30, 2010
By Richard A. Chase
I wish I'd noticed this was a vanity press book. It's terrible -- unless you're an uneducated, god-fearing christian. The author has no concept of story telling, absolutely no ability with dialogue, no idea of pacing, he's unable to stop from repeating things over and over, and his characters are cardboard cut outs.

It's a shameful waste of paper.

5A Novel About The Korean War and The McCarthy Spy Hunt  Apr 14, 2007
By W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Association / Author of: A Spiritual Warrior's Journey, Documentary film maker, veteran advocate, chaplain, poet, actor, artist,"
Author John H. Gallagher takes on the military and even Senator Joe McCarthy in his historical fictionalized story about the Korean War "Grady's Tour". Most books do not take on such a complete stretch of history, in this case, four years that covers both the war and afterwards.

The book has some great action sequences in Korea that will satisfy almost all military buffs who enjoy reading a good war novel. The book goes into an area that most writers of this genre do not. It deals with issues beyond the war itself and takes on the great spy hunt at home by people like Joe McCarthy. It raises some questions and it might open old historic wounds for some people.

Readers will get their money's worth; as the book is well over 500 pages long and is entertaining through out!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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