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Parker Longbaugh's avatar

MacDonald has very similar arguments in his various Travis McGee novels as well. It is clear the war, serving in Burma with the OSS, changed MacDonald on a fundamental level. He wasn't going to be happy living either the corporate or bureaucratic government post-war life like many military officers of his generation.

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Frank Kidd's avatar

Had no idea he was with the OSS in Burma. All those guys were doing cool ass shit.

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Parker Longbaugh's avatar

Yeah, the OSS war in that part of the world is fascinating. Not a lot of action but many men died due to plane clashes and exposure (if you survive your crash over the mountains of Nepal, ain’t no one coming to save you).

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Philip “Big Philly” Smith's avatar

The was my first John D. book, so I'll always think of it fondly.

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