Harm's Way
An Agent Carrie Harris Action Thriller Short Story

If "The Caine Mutiny" was the penultimate Jack London-esque sea story and "The Sand Pebbles" was the tale of an archetypal sailor (or it could be argued "The Last Detail"), "Harm's Way" is the definitive Admiral's novel. The author, James Bassett was a Public Affairs officer on Admiral "Bull" Halsey......more

This title has been used multiple times so check the author on it (James Bassett). I would guess that (now) most who are familiar with this story will be more familiar with the John Wayne and Patricia Neal movie than the book. Still I ran the novel down back in the early 70s and quite enjoyed it. A......more

I have a weakness for "sea stories," especially the military variety. James Bassett's style of writing just barely works for me. In my view, an inordinate amount of prose is devoted to character study, which tends to undercut the action, the drama, even the story. That's just me. I'm persnickety. Bas......more

I assume this is the book on which the John Wayne movie is based. I barely remember it and again the movie memory overrides the book memory. The movie was titled "In Harm's Way" as are the other listed editions of this book. I chose this because there's a cover image. Not a bad movie but not that go......more

Underrated, had been out of print. But a fine novel--a bit of a pastiche of War II Pacific Naval/amphibious action.......more