New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a powerful story of 2 combat soldiers in Vietnam and the pact they made to keep each other alive, which has been compared to such classics as O'Brien's 'Going After Cacciato' and Herr's 'Dispatches.' Senator John Kerry stated that 'Ely has captured the reality - and the unreality - of the war with the authenticity of one who has been there.'. ISBN: 1-55584-0477.