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RESCUE by George Packard
a Novel Based on a True Story

SHOULD YOU RISK YOUR LIFE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF ANOTHER MAN? If you should, why? Can you say 'no' ? Will a woman understand your refusal? These are the questions RESCUE asks.
The story is told against the background of an actual day and night search and rescue in the Gulf Stream. The conflict on the S.A.R. vesselarises between the Executive Officer and the Ensign after the Captain finds the lone man floating in the breaking seas. He finds him through extraordinary diligence after everyone else on the vessel had given up.
This dramatic search and rescue is authentic in every detail as the author himself participated in this life-threatening nighttime rescue. For this he was rewarded a Commandant's Commendation for "heroism at sea."
For the author this experience was, " . . . the furthest point of his navigation." ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Dramatic and Compelling
RESCUE is an exciting story of moral choice. With an exotic Caribbean location and a stunning opening scene on a dark road one cloud-covered night, this deep and intense tale will grab you immediately. The writing is wonderful, and the plot is unfolded with the skill of a seasoned master.

George V. Packard's writing has been published in Yankee, Redbook, Family Circle, Cavalier, Texas Monthly, Paris Metro and Sports Illustrated. THAT GRAIL SONG, SAM, Packard's first novel, was published in 1969 by Gambit, Inc. of Boston and optioned twice by the Coen Brothers. ... Read more