Rendezvous

Rendezvous

<DIV><P>In this tense, riveting mind game, <I>New York Times</I> bestselling novelist Nelson DeMille delivers a suspenseful short story in the tradition of his classic military novels <I>The General’s Daughter</I> and <I>Word of Honor</I>. A band of soldiers in its last month of service in Vietnam goes out on a patrol through enemy territory only to find a female Viet Cong sniper in its path. Recounting the mission in shattering and sometimes gruesome detail, DeMille creates a concise masterpiece of moody suspense.<br><br>Demille served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and saw combat in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader, earning a Bronze Star. He states that <I>Rendezvous</I> features a fictionalized version of himself from that experience.</P></DIV>