Bombingham by Anthony Grooms The Free Press, October 2001, $24.00 ISBN 0-743-20558-8
In the war-torn rice fields of Vietnam, GI Walter Lee Burke recalls the other battlefields where his mettle was tested--the streets of Birmingham and his childhood home. As Walter struggles to write a letter to the parents of a fallen fellow soldier, he ponders the meaning of battle. As he writes, Walter recalls the moments in his life that tested his faith, with the hope of gaining some understanding. It is that challenge that is the heart of Anthony Grooms' novel Bombingham.
The book gets its title from the scornful moniker blacks gave to Birmingham in the 1950s and 1960s, …
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