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

JOHN H. GALLAGHER (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 20, 2005

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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About the Author

John Gallagher is a retired attorney who served at Fort Monmouth in the 1950s. He was a company commander, and he worked in the JAG office during the time of the commanding general’s fanatical safe-driving campaign and during Senator Joe McCarthy’s Communist spy hunt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: Sovereign Terrace Books (July 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097589921X
• ISBN-13: 978-0975899212
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,208,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ron's review, October 31, 2005

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Ronald C. Bruce "Ronald C Bruce MD" (Sullivans Island,SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War (Paperback)

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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5.0 out of 5 stars GRADY'S TOUR REVIEW, November 29, 2005

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Renwick F. Mottley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War (Paperback)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's rebuttal, March 6, 2011

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This review is from: Grady's Tour: Lieutenant John Grady's Tour of Duty In Korean War (Paperback)

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