Description

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In Hard Way Home, Dennis Wesley Clark weaves a powerful story, a true page-turner. The Vietnam War was over. Some soldiers were left behind-confirmed by live sightings. The pressure for their return was augmented with threats. But, the threats had unintended consequences . . . the enemy devised a plan to ensure none were ever found. As the purge was being executed, thirteen Americans POWs and MIAs learned of the plan. They divided into three escape plans: escape out to sea, escape to Thailand, and an arduous overland journey. In the last plan, their arrival was an utter surprise to Washington. Knowledge of their arrival would derail proposed national agendas. A compromise plan was developed and quickly spun out of control. The betrayal was cleverly reversed.In the end, each man comes to terms with a life left behind. The bittersweet choices wrench at the heart. This fact-based fiction novel leaves the reader questioning what is real, what is fiction, and what is possible.

About the Author

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Dennis Wesley Clark accumulated a diverse set of experiences that uniquely prepared him for insightful storytelling. As a youth, he became familiar with the high Sierras and the wilderness of northern Canada. Later he lived in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Venezuela learning the language and culture. He served in the Army in Vietnam. As an artillery Staff Sergeant he worked at the bases along the DMZ in the light artillery and later as ?tactical combat advisor? on heavy caliber anti-craft weapons. In college, he graduated top in his class in Finance and later earned an MBA. He worked in the aerospace and defense industry at various locations in the USA and England, specializing in fixing broken operations and later consulting. He visited Eastern Europe shortly after the departure of the Russians, and saw the impact of their occupation. Now, as a novelist, he weaves his unique background into stories of combat, industry, and cultural diversity that tantalize and haunt his readers.