Tucker's Last Stand

Author - Jr. William F. Buckley ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Harpercollins (Mm) was reviewed on 12-Dec-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Tucker's Last Stand by Harpercollins (Mm). A workmanlike later novel in the Blackford Oakes series. The detail about Vietnam and the politics of the time (much of it is set in 1964) is striking and vintage Buckley. However, the fate of Oakes´ colleague and titular character is obvious from early in the book. Read it for how it brings history to life in a fictional setting and to catch up on the latest in the life of the series hero -- both are worthwhile, and entertaining, reasons. But not as much for the storyline; there isn´t much mystery here.¤

2) Paperback Book Tucker's Last Stand by Harpercollins (Mm). Buckley gives us an interesting snapshot of one aspect of the Vietnam War -- namely, a high-tech attempt to interdict movement down the fabled Ho Chi Minh Trail. Although fictional, it deals with a lot of fact and brings back searing memories of those days in the early 1960s before the U.S. became so fully immersed in the Vietnam War. Though an interesting period piece, the book fails to excite the reader. In typical Buckley style, "Tucker´s Last Stand" moves deliberately but lacks compelling moments. You won´t stay awake reading this book. The best part of the book is the glimpse it gives of some real, historic people (LBJ, Goldwater, MacNamara). A fictional footnote it is. A thriller it aint.¤

3) Paperback Book Tucker's Last Stand by Harpercollins (Mm). Bill Buckley took a break from Blackford Oakes to give us this exciting Vietnam-era war novel, and I´m glad he did. Tucker is an excellent protagonist in the vein of Clancy´s "Mr. Clark".¤

4) Paperback Book Tucker's Last Stand by Harpercollins (Mm). I found that this novel had more viewpoints than an actual story. And just what was the story? It seemed that ten pages could have been enough. Stupid, stupid, and more stupid!¤

5) Paperback Book Tucker's Last Stand by Harpercollins (Mm). As LBJ and Goldwater vie for the White House, Blackford Oakes plays with dynamite in the Tonkin Gulf and Major Tucker Montana, a Texan, designs a system to block the North Vietnamese´s route. Reprint. NYT. ¤

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