New Vietnam Novel Explores the Fate of POWs Left Behind

Dennis Wesley Clark's powerful and provocative novel, Hard Way Home, is a fact-based story that chronicles the return and betrayal of MIAs and POWs.

Punta Gorda, Fla. (PRWEB) April 17, 2008 -- Hard Way Home by Vietnam veteran Dennis Wesley Clark is a stunning novel about American soldiers left behind in Vietnam whose daring escape home threatens a Washington agenda.

One of the greatest tragedies of the Vietnam War was all the soldiers missing in action or taken as prisoners of war. But what if those soldiers were knowingly left behind? What if the enemy attempted to erase any trace of them? And what if they daringly escaped only to find that Washington saw them as a threat to the national agenda? That's the premise of Vietnam veteran and author Dennis Wesley Clark's electrifying novel, Hard Way Home.

In this page-turner, 13 men escaped Vietnam using three escape plans they devised. A few successfully fight their way to freedom only to find themselves betrayed by Washington. In the end, each man must come to terms with a life left behind, and the bittersweet choices each faces wrenches at the heart. Beautifully written and shockingly told, Hard Way Home raises thought-provoking questions about what really happened as the war in Vietnam drew to a close. The reader is left to ponder what was real, what was fiction and what was possible.

For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at dennispuntagorda@aol.com. Hard Way Home is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author
Dennis Wesley Clark was sent to Vietnam as a staff sergeant. He worked along the DMZ and served as a crew chief with light artillery and later as tactical combat advisor on heavy caliber anti-craft weapons. He earned a BS in finance and a MBA, and he worked and later consulted in the aerospace and defense industries. His responsibilities and work exposed him to cultures throughout the U.S., Central/South America and Europe. He currently resides in Punta Gorda, Fla.

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