Red Boots Rebel

Keeping Secrets

By: Lawrence Dake

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Take a dab of M.A.S.H., a dash of Catch 22, blend it with a pinch of Happy Days, and you have the flavor of Red Boots Rebel.

For those who lived through the Vietnam era, this book provides an entirely new and unexpected perspective. While the destination feels familiar, the often-times humorous journey about a serious topic is worth the ride. If we couldn't laugh, we still might go insane. You can't make this stuff up.

This well-written book documents the author’s changing attitude toward the war in Vietnam while working in a top secret facility in the South China Sea. It testifies to unsettling sentiments during a very volatile time and describes the many experiences that ultimately led to his act of defiance. Some of these episodes are humorous, absurd, and typical military SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), setting the book apart from other Vietnam memoirs. It's not the violence or the mistruths perpetrated by the military and the government but the absurdity that is at the heart of his rebellion. The Air Force doesn't know how to deal with him and his small band of rebels, which leads to the establishment's often hilarious and non-effective responses.