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One to Count Cadence

By James Crumley

By James Crumley

By James Crumley

By James Crumley

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May 12, 1987 | ISBN 9780394735597

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Apr 20, 2016 | ISBN 9781101973547

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    About One to Count Cadence

    The time: late summer, 1962. The place: Clark Air Force Base, the Philippines. Sergeant Jacob “Slag” Krummel, a scholar by intent but a warrior by breeding, assumes command of the 721st Communication Security Deteachment, an unsoldierly crew of bored, rebellious, whoring, foul-mouthed, drunken enlistees. Surviving military absurdities reminiscent of those in Catch-22 only to be shipped clandestinely to Vietnam, Krummel’s band confront their worst fears while finally losing faith in America and its myths.

    Powerful, scathingly funny, and eloquent, One to Count Cadence is a triumphant novel about manhood, anger, war, and lies.

    About One to Count Cadence

    The time: late summer, 1962. The place: Clark Air Force Base, the Philippines. Sergeant Jacob “Slag” Krummel, a scholar by intent but a warrior by breeding, assumes command of the 721st Communication Security Deteachment, an unsoldierly crew of bored, rebellious, whoring, foul-mouthed, drunken enlistees. Surviving military absurdities reminiscent of those in Catch-22 only to be shipped clandestinely to Vietnam, Krummel’s band confront their worst fears while finally losing faith in America and its myths.

    Powerful, scathingly funny, and eloquent, One to Count Cadence is a triumphant novel about manhood, anger, war, and lies.

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    About James Crumley

    James Crumley was born in Three Rivers, Texas, and spent most of his childhood in South Texas. After serving three years in the US Army and completing college degrees in history (BA, Texas College of Arts and Industries) and creative… More about James Crumley

    About James Crumley

    James Crumley was born in Three Rivers, Texas, and spent most of his childhood in South Texas. After serving three years in the US Army and completing college degrees in history (BA, Texas College of Arts and Industries) and creative… More about James Crumley

    Product Details

    Category: Military Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    May 12, 1987 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780394735597

    Category: Military Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Apr 20, 2016 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9781101973547

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    Praise

    “A stunning narrative talent. . . . One of the best novels of the year.” —The New York Times Book Review

    “James Crumley is the James Jones of Vietnam.” —Chicago Sun-Times

    “A brawling, romantic novel about the hell of war, the value of friendship, the difficulties of loving and how to be a man despite the price of it all.” —The Washington Post 

    “A compelling study of the gratuitous violence in men . . . carefully molded, without a slack line, a fuzzy character or blurred incident.” —The New York Times 

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