Last Reveille, David Morrell
Last Reveille, David Morrell
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Last Reveille

Author: David Morrell

Narrator: Stephen Bowlby

Unabridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/14/2013

Synopsis

In 1916, Mexican bandit Pancho Villa raided the southwestern border town of Columbus. Three hundred American soldiers fought four hundred attackers in a battle that ended with one of the last cavalry charges in U.S. history. Outraged, Congress ordered the U.S. Army to invade Mexico in pursuit of Villa. For the first time, trucks and airplanes accompanied U. S. cavalry into combat, practicing for America’s entry into World War I. Influenced by Sam Peckinpah, Rambo-creator David Morrell dramatizes this epic era in American history through the eyes of a civilian scout old enough to have been in the Civil War, the Indian wars, Cuba, and the Philippines. Knowing that his ways are finished, he teaches a young recruit about the past, at a cost he never expected to pay.

About David Morrell

David Morrell is the critically author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He holds a PhD in American literature from Penn State and was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. His numerous New York Times bestsellers include the classic spy novel, The Brotherhood of the Rose (the basis for the only television mini-series to be broadcast after a Super Bowl). An Edgar and Anthony finalist, a Nero and Macavity winner, Morrell is a recipient of three Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers Association and the prestigious Thriller Master award from the International Thriller Writers organization. His writing book, The Successful Novelist: A Lifetime of Lessons about Writing and Publishing, discusses what he has learned in his more than four decades as an author. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit him online at DavidMorrell.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on December 08, 2015

This is Morrell's first try at historical fiction & was excellent. While I've read this before, it was a long time ago, probably about when it came out in the late 70's. My old paperback is missing the front cover, but is appropriately stamped with a used book store from Fayetteville, NC. I would ha......more

Goodreads review by itchy on September 09, 2016

i'm better off watching a film of similar story; at least i was following the story and not dozing off maybe i should have brushed up on the pancho villa expedition before i tackled this book......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on July 13, 2017

Yes, of course, I read the book but I have to start with what was at the end. Not the end of the story, the end of the book. I learned in the "About the Author" section that David Morrell is a fellow Canadian. He took a big chance at a relatively young age and left for America and the rest, as they......more

Goodreads review by Martin on May 16, 2014

David Morrell is best known as a thriller writer, but the author of First Blood, the original Rambo story, often tries on different hats. His novel, Shimmer, for instance, was science fiction, while his latest book, Murder as a Fine Art, is a Victorian murder mystery. In Last Reveille, Morrell again......more

Goodreads review by Alton on January 27, 2020

Pershing's expedition into Mexico, 1916, to capture/kill Pancho Villa is told through the eyes of a grizzled old scout and a rookie cavalryman in 3 parts. Part 1 is a standard narrative of the preparation, planning and the march into Mexico. Part 2 is a mish mash of flashbacks and rag tag vignettes......more

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