GLENCOE, Ill., June 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- During war, there are many complicated issues that will arise, leaving a person in a grim situation of making the right decision that would benefit, if not all, then most people. Turn back time and enter the personal side of military life and the moral dilemmas it entails in Crossing Borders by author Pat Rahmann.
In 1964, when the still covert operations for the Vietnam War are well underway, Lt. Col. Buck Goodwyn is assigned as J3 on Gen. Stillwell's staff in Bangkok, Thailand. He and his wife Lane quickly become immersed in life there, not only with the military's top brass but also with influential Thais, diplomats, journalists and boondoggling congressmen. Crossing Borders gives an inside look at the anguish and moral conflicts that a dedicated, professional officer and his deeply committed wife must go through in making the tough decisions they are confronted with in this highly controversial war.
As far as we know, Crossing Borders is the only novel that depicts the domestic side of army life as seen through the wife's eyes during the Vietnam years. The author believes that the crucial role our military played in Thailand during that conflict is underestimated and often overlooked.
About the Author
Pat Rahmann lives in Glencoe, IL. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in many reviews. Among them are Transatlantic Review, Kansas Quarterly, Story Quarterly, Other Voices, Rhino, Spoon River Anthology, Confrontation and others. Her plays have had Equity productions in Chicago and New York and have been published by Bakers/Samuel French and Other Voices. Her awards and recognition include: Illinois Arts Council Literary Award for 2001, First Place in a One Act Play Contest aired on ABC TV, Grant from the Illinois Arts Council with The NEA for a libretto, and Role of Honor in Foley's Best American Short Stories. Her poetry has been read on NPR's All Things Considered and short stories anthologized in Editor's Choice II and Chicago Writers II with a forward by Mayor Daley. Pat was co-owner and founder of the independent bookstore, Books on Vernon, in Glencoe, IL, which she sold a few years ago. She and her husband, John, were instrumental in launching the highly acclaimed Writer's Theatre now in its 14th sell-out season.
Crossing Borders * by Pat Rahmann
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