Above and Beyond edition by Jim Morris Literature Fiction eBooks
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Men who put their lives on the line in an unpopular war where death is more likely than not, have complicated motivations. They are not easy to control. And they are impossible to stop.
Above and Beyond is the story of Neil Thompson, a third-generation West
Pointer whose father and grandfather were killed in the two world wars. Raised without a father, he seeks to reunite with his dad by immersing himself in combat. It is also the story of the Special Forces Reconnaissance units in Vietnam, units with annual casualty rates that sometimes exceeded 100 percent.
Neil's mentor in this ell is Staff Sergeant Shoogie Swift, “their living legend, and welcome to it...” Shoogie was twenty-four years old, and there were no backs to his eyes. His love interest is Juliana Kos, a redheaded spitfire with anger management issues. Their bodies mesh nicely, their neuroses not so much...
Praise for Above and Beyond
“Above and Beyond is an adventure novel of the highest order, full of truths about love, war, and the profession of arms.”
—W.E.B. Griffin, best-selling author of The Brotherhood Of War, The Corps, Honor Bound, and Badge Of Honor series
“A great read. I literally couldn’t put it down.”
—Joseph L. Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers Once…And Young
“The action is heart-pumping, heart-wrenching, and the story will absolutely hold you in its grip from the first page to the last. It is being there without the bullets.”
—Don Bendell, author of Snake Eater and The B-52 Overture
“Above and Beyond is Jim Morris's masterpiece, an epic tragedy of a man who dared all, and either won or lost all, depending on your point of view. Me, I think he won.”
—Col. Robert K. Brown, Soldier of Fortune magazine
“It is great news that Jim Morris, the most accomplished and admired of the many fine writers to emerge from the elite ranks of the US Army Special Forces, is back with a new novel. All of us who have admired Morris’ previous journalism, fiction, and his classic memoir, War Story, are sure to enjoy Above and Beyond. And readers who have never had the pleasure of reading his work before are in for a special treat. This is military literature at its finest!”
—Kenn Miller, author of Tiger the Lurp Dog and Six Silent Men
“Above and Beyond is a book one cannot read in one night because there is so much to ponder. Still, you can't put it down. So be prepared for a long night, then.”
—Mark Berent author of Rolling Thunder and Steel Tiger
“Jim’s first book, War Story was one of the great early accounts of the Vietnam War. This novel builds on that legacy, confirming why he’s one of our era’s great combat writers.”
—John Plaster, author of SOG, Secret Commandos and Ultimate Sniper
“Jim Morris is one of the most original and authentic voices in the whole body of Vietnam literature. He is the real deal.”
—John Milius, screenwriter for Apocalypse NOW, Dirty Harry, Jeremiah Johnson and Red Dawn
About the Author
Jim Morris served three tours with Special Forces (The Green Berets) in Vietnam. The second and third were cut short by serious wounds. He retired of wounds as a major. He has maintained his interest in the mountain peoples of Vietnam with whom he fought, and has been, for many years, a refugee and civil rights activist on their behalf.
His Vietnam memoir War Story won the first Bernal Diaz Award for military non-fiction. Morris is author of the story from which the film Operation Dumbo Drop was made, and has produced numerous documentary television episodes about the Vietnam War. He is author of three books of non-fiction and four novels. He has appeared on MSNBC as a commentator on Special Operations. Visit the author’s website at www.jimmorriswarstory.com.
Above and Beyond edition by Jim Morris Literature Fiction eBooks
Above and Beyond – a soldier’s tale, following the life and exploits of Sergeant Neil Thompson, a third generation soldier and Special Forces operator, rejected from West Point for not ratting on a fellow student who cheated, and determined to prove himself where it counts...Out in a theater that so many tried to avoid: VietnamThompson is just a normal guy who wants to do his job, and do it well.
Written by someone who has “been to the fair and seen the elephant,” the story rings with authenticity from end to end: from an operational point of view, and especially in the way it deals with the trials and tribulations all experienced operators handle when faced with career-minded superiors, who ignore the advice and experience of those experts under their command.
Gritty, realistic, amusing and poignant, it tells of one man’s struggle to live his life the way he wants to while making a real difference.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and all those who have served will love it too.
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Above and Beyond edition by Jim Morris Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I've written a handful of books on the Vietnam War but this is one I wish I wrote! Morris writes with the kind of talent and authority that leaves everyone else in the back of the pack and struggling to catch up. Like his WAR STORY it is another great book on Special Forces operations in the war and one that he is very familiar with. And, if you're not familiar with his work then how about the movie, OPERATION DUMBO DROP, which is based on one of his stories?
Morris spent three tours of duty with the Special Forces during the war, was seriously wounded, and retired as a result with the rank of Major. His credentials are solid as is his writing. A wonderful book and action/adventure at its best!
ABOVE AND BEYOND by that master story-teller, Jungle Jim Morris, is most likely his least publicized novel. When a super talented wordsmith like Jim tells a story about how a WEST POINT DROP-OUT gets his act together in time to be commissioned as an army second lieutenant before his former classmates at the Plains Above The Hudson, your interest should be cranked. Jim is one of the best writers in today's literary world when it comes to building a plot or creating a character. Not many novelists with his depth of knowledge in a wide assortment of topics could start a book telling his readers that a fifth grade girl is upset about missing a critical ballgame just to spend some time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with an old man who reminds her of a cartoon character, a squirrel, no less. Morris, a veteran of more wars than you could shake a big stick at, builds not only some unforgettable fighting men, but several women who play a large part in his usual plot that twists like Chubby Checker. Read it. You won't be sorry.
As we enter the time of year when staying inside & reading a good book makes sense we have one worth while. The back story of our hero seems almost to real. No he is not a hard core bible thumper or a psycho, just a man doing his job to the best of his abilities. The fact that we have a character with human faults leads me to believe he is a conglomeration of various people the author has known. Our hero doesn't have super fast speed or some other ability, But you have met him numerous times in others. This book will make you laugh, make you remember things you've tried to forget. I highly recommend this book. Just remember its only a novel. Yes these things did happen, to someone else.
Above and Beyond's protagonist, Neil Thompson, was a third-generation West-Pointer. He was booted from the then-prestigious military academy for failure to report a roommate who cheated on an exam. As the story opens he is a Special Forces "Green Beret" in Vietnam, having had to claw his way, tooth-and-nail, into a deployment that so many others wanted desperately to avoid. Now he wants to go to OCS and receive a commission before his former classmates get theirs and outrank him (enabling them to make his life a living hell, as small-minded officers can).
Thompson was born to be a soldier--or at least he's convinced himself of such. He's a likeable guy, with some perhaps heroic qualities, but Morris kept him real. He's got some cognitive functions that are not quite as noble as an action-adventure hero's. They're more like what you'd find inside the brain of a real-life human being.
Thompson and his zany team leader Shoogie are part of Project Theta. Theta's mission is similar to that of the LRRPS (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols), and, later, SOG (Special Operations Group/Studies and Observation Group)--basically snooping and pooping inside the enemy's back door. Like author Morris did, they work closely with the Montagnards--the ostracized hill people of Vietnam.
'In an army of unwilling cannon fodder the only elite volunteers were the paratroops; in the airborne the most elite were the highly-trained, independent men of Special Forces; and within the Forces the absolute crazies inevitably gravitated to the reconnaissance projects.'
While in-country, Thompson meets and falls for Juliana, an International Volunteer Service worker. ( IVS was kinda' like the Peace Corps...only the Peace Corps wasn't in Vietnam.) You would think a dope-smoking progressive and a minion of the military-industrial complex wouldn't last long beyond a one-night stand, yet what conflict they do suffer is rather typical of military families.
There is just enough combat depicted to show what this aspect of the "police action" in Vietnam was like. Any more might have mired the reader down in the minutia of a tragically futile conflict with no sensible strategic objective.
When a leg general arrives to take command in Project Theta's Area of Operations, Morris's storyline struck a chord. What followed was illustrative of, not Vietnam, really, but the US Army's officer corps dating back possibly as far as the Civil War...or farther.
"Frenier never admitted to being wrong about anything in his life. He won't stop the attack, or go up the reverse slope. He'd throw away his whole brigade first."
Brigadier General Frenier just happens to be the same officer (a bird colonel, then) who kicked Thompson out of the Point, too. He's an unimaginative, vain, pompous ass. He does show a couple redeeming qualities after sacrificing his troops on the altar of his self-importance; but there's no mistaking what kind of commander he is. And as far as the novel goes, the joke's ultimately on him He berates the marines once or twice as sacrificing their men needlessly, and knowing no tactic other than the frontal assault. Can you spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E? And in case you aren't sure what kind of father this egotistical boob would be to his children, we find out later that his son eschewed West Point for Annapolis and branched USMC.
One more interesting point about Frenier Another character described him as "trying to fight World War Two with helicopters," or something very similar.
I've seen this sentiment a lot in fiction. And if you hang out with people interested in military science, you'll eventually hear the old adage "Generals spend their peacetime careers planning to fight the previous war."
Above and Beyond is politically ambiguous. It's poignant and almost ecclesiastical in its dichotomies love and hate; war and peace; passion and indifference; loyalty and betrayal; selflessness and selfishness. Like the composer of a symphony, Morris weaves together a variety of notes, chords and tempos to give the audience (reader) an experience that engages the emotions, yet rings true.
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Above and Beyond – a soldier’s tale, following the life and exploits of Sergeant Neil Thompson, a third generation soldier and Special Forces operator, rejected from West Point for not ratting on a fellow student who cheated, and determined to prove himself where it counts...Out in a theater that so many tried to avoid Vietnam
Thompson is just a normal guy who wants to do his job, and do it well.
Written by someone who has “been to the fair and seen the elephant,” the story rings with authenticity from end to end from an operational point of view, and especially in the way it deals with the trials and tribulations all experienced operators handle when faced with career-minded superiors, who ignore the advice and experience of those experts under their command.
Gritty, realistic, amusing and poignant, it tells of one man’s struggle to live his life the way he wants to while making a real difference.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and all those who have served will love it too.
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