The Lieutenant by Andre Dubus

The Lieutenant

Andre Dubus

Andre Dubus’s controversial debut: A revealing novel of men at war–with themselves

At sea aboard a Navy aircraft carrier, Lieutenant Daniel Tierney finds himself in direct command of his Marine Corps detachment for the first time. Soon, a minor infraction committed by promising young PFC Ted Freeman has expanded into a thorough investigation of initiation rituals and homosexual activity on the ship. Torn between his desire to protect Freeman and his obligation to safeguard the Marines’ reputation, Tierney must come to terms with the diminishment of his faith in a system he had once idealized. Dubus’s sole novel, The Lieutenant exposes the culture and politics of the United States military at the start of the Vietnam War, and reveals the common insecurities of the men whose lives were defined in its bounds.


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Genre Gay Pulp Fiction
Publication Date 1967
Publisher Dell
Format Mass Market Paperback
Language English
Rating NotRated
BookID 7379

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