Tucker's Last Stand

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Tucker's Last Stand
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Author William F. Buckley, Jr.
LanguageEnglish
Series Blackford Oakes
Subject Vietnam War
Genre War novel, spy novel
Publisher Random House
Publication date
1990
Publication place United States

Tucker's Last Stand is a 1990 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the ninth of 11 novels in the series. [1]

Plot

CIA agent Blackford Oakes is sent to Vietnam in 1964 to assist in cutting off supply lines to the Viet Cong.

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References

  1. Bain, David Haward (February 17, 1991). "Blackford Oakes Goes to Nam". The New York Times .