RaveThe Post and CourierSwings from moments of raw emotional candor to laugh-out-loud humor ... As I read this heart-felt memoir, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Rick Bragg’s wonderful book All Over But the Shoutin’. Like Bragg, Tomlinson is a gifted Southern storyteller with an exceptional sense of humor, one that easily rivals author Bill Bryson ... Page after page, readers will find themselves rooting for Tomlinson.
Hampton Sides
RaveThe Post and Courier\"In his new book, On Desperate Ground, best-selling author and historian Hampton Sides has delivered a combat thriller, focusing on the hellish 1950 Battle for Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War ... The cinematic battle scenes make up the heart of this gripping narrative, the result of Sides dogged reporting that involved interviewing more than four dozen veterans in 20 states ... A gifted storyteller, Sides once again has crafted an incredible tale, a heart-stopping narrative filled with rich detail and moments of incredible humanity that will appeal to far more than just military readers. This is a book not to be missed.\
