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a book in which the Vietnam war literally came home to America? There hadn't been a war on American soil since the end of the Civil War in 1865. With America splitting apart because of Vietnam, maybe it was time to write a novel that dramatized the philosophical division in our society, that shoved the brutality of war right under our noses.
First Blood is a 1972 American action - thriller novel by David Morrell about a troubled homeless Vietnam War veteran, known only by his last name of Rambo, who wages a brutal one-man war against local and state police in Kentucky.
David Morrell. Grand Central Publishing, 2000 - Fiction - 320 pages. First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the...
- David Morrell
- Grand Central Publishing, 2000
- reprint
As the Rambo phenomenon celebrates its 35thanniversary, it is almost impossi- ble to pinpoint exactly what transformed the knife, the book—which just so hap- pens is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2017 as well—and the Rambo character into such a collective smash global hit.
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David Morrell books in order for his Rambo series, his Brotherhood of the Rose series, and other historical, spy, and thriller books.
Jan 1, 2001 · From New York Times bestselling author, David Morrell, comes a classic thriller that introduced the character of Rambo, one of the most iconic action heroes of the twentieth century. Called "the father of the modern action novel," First Blood changed the genre.
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Oct 7, 2011 · From New York Times bestselling author, David Morrell, comes a classic thriller that introduced the character of Rambo, one of the most iconic action heroes of the twentieth century. Called “the...
