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Title | : | Public Information |
Author | : | Rolf Margenau |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Second |
Pages | : | Pages: 407 pages |
Published | : | December 5th 2016 by Frogworks Publishing (first published June 24th 2011) |
Categories | : | Adventure. War. Drama. Mystery. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Fiction. Military Fiction |
Rolf Margenau
Kindle Edition | Pages: 407 pages Rating: 4.16 | 446 Users | 11 Reviews
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Freshly minted infantryman, twenty-year-old Wylie Cypher, arrives in war torn Korea in 1952. Every indication is that he has limited chances for survival. As an enemy bomber looms overhead, he prays that he can survive a sixteen-month tour of duty without, as his sergeant says, getting his ass shot off.Wylie is recruited to join the staff of a Division Public Information Office (PIO) where he reports on many aspects of the conflict. He uses his infantry training in bloody combat, makes many colorful new friends, learns how to maneuver through the military system, finds love and loss, and grows up in the turmoil of combat and the war’s aftermath.
Veterans have hailed the story as accurate, believable, touching, funny, and “the way it really was.” The story is based on the author’s experiences, careful historical research, and the 300 letters he sent his future wife from Korea. He touches on prisoner of war experiences on both sides of the DMZ, the armistice, realistic scenes of combat, the many United Nations forces engaged in the war, and poignant and funny aspects of military service.
The second edition of the book includes recently disclosed information, and scenes and observations drawn from the comments of many veteran readers. The book is dedicated to the dwindling number of men and women who risked their lives to preserve democracy in South Korea.
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Original Title: | Public Information ASIN B01MT0WG86 |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 446 Users | 11 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books Public Information
With Public Information, Rolf Margenau has written a coming of age story with a difference. Finding yourself after failing out of college is bad enough, but having to do so in the midst of conflict thousands of miles from home, must feel impossible. This is the situation Wylie Cypher finds himself in. To get his life back on track, he enlists, and finds himself unexpectedly on a tour of Korea during the war. As an adept marksman he expects to find himself in the thick of the action as part of anthis is a really good book about the Korean war.i learned some stuff that i never knew about, the author of this book was in the Korean war, really greatly written. was not bored once with this book. a good read .
I received a copy of this great coming of age story from the author. "Public Information" follows a green enlisted young man through the war and his path to adulthood. Wylie is a likable young man who is very real with the learning experiences we see throughout the book . Some challenges he surpassed and others gave him wisdom and strength to grow in both love and war. The difficulties in the bureaucracies of military life and the reality of war inspired creativity in not only surviving, but
I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.The book up until a little after armistice was fine, then it just seemed to drag. Unfortunately that's not even the halfway point. I was just not invested in their hijinks in Korea afterwards. Wylie wasn't a compelling character and the Judith vs Amelia situation was grating. There were some parts that seemed like it wanted to be commentary and satire on the beauracracy of the military, but it kept getting itself dragged into
*Thank you to the author for providing me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.*Actual Rating: 3.75Public Information by Rolf Margenau follows 22-year-old Wylie Cipher as he finds himself in the midst of the Korean war in 1953. However, instead of having to fight in the front lines, he joins the Public Information Office and begins reporting on actual events. Though he meets so many people throughout his experience - such as Shit Dad and Amelia - at the same time, he remembers that he's
I'm dying to know if Wylie would have chosen Amelia over Judy if she had not passed away in the fire. Judy seemed distant to me but Amelia was so alive! Good book and my first about the Korean war. Initially I thought Wylie was going to be a "goody two-shoes" kind of guy but he grew on me and I enjoyed his "stay" in Korea. Very impressed with the writing!!
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