Before the Dawn
by Block, Mickey; Kimball, William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Abingdon, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989. Hard Cover. Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Rare book. Collectible. Severely wounded in Vietnam, Block underwent a hellish cycle of operations, drug addiction, flashbacks and despair. Ready to end it all, one night he found himself "kneeling before God with an empty soul and a body wracked with pain." A spiritual redemption occurred and he took the first step on the long road back. Written with freelancer Kimball, Block's account of how he got himself into such a mess in the first place is exceptionally well done. Wanting to prove himself as tough as his father, he turned himself into a classic boozing-brawling-whoring sailor and, upon arrival in Vietnam, joined a group of Navy commandos who, according to the vivid description here, were a mob of sociopaths (the mindless machismo of the teenage warrior has never been more accurately described). Many born-again accounts are flawed by unctious sentimentality, but Block's is not. His straightforward "witness" will touch the hearts of readers. 224 pages..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2932
- Title
- Before the Dawn
- Author
- Block, Mickey; Kimball, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1989
- Keywords
- VIETNAM WAR NAVY SEALS CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIAN 0671678787
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vietnam War;
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
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