The Wall
The Refugees' Path to a New Republic
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Publisher Description
At the Mexican border, refugees from the destitute South American nation of Cordova march toward "The Wall." Tensions rise to a fever pitch as the unarmed asylum seekers attempt to make it over the partition and past its US Army sentries, until, at last, a fateful gunshot. This atrocity would be reported the world over as the "Tragedy at The Wall." The press proceeds to condemn Captain Green, the border defense commander, reviling him as the "Border Butcher." Taking responsibility, he resigns from the military until, one day, he's called back into action through covert channels. Within the Nevada desert hotel Green is whisked to lies the "War Room," a state-of-the-art battle command center that plays host to experts in economics, politics, psychology, communications, and more. Green then becomes wrapped up in an operation to save Cordova, and America's soul.
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Army Capt. Jadon Green, the hero of this clunky, earnest mash-up of politics and espionage set in the near future from Takeshima (Fallout), is dubbed the Border Butcher after a standoff between U.S. troops and a throng of Central American immigrants at the U.S./Mexico border wall results in the massacre of more than 100 refugees. The public outcry leads to Green's court-martial and dishonorable discharge. Ten months later, Green's former commander gives him another chance to command an elite military unit in support of Operation Caravan, a top secret plan to help a group of revolutionaries overthrow the Central American republic of Cordova's corrupt dictator and build a new, democratic nation. The 20-day mission aims to effectively kill two birds with one stone by solving the immigrant crisis in the States and giving the Cordovans back their homeland. Meanwhile, an enterprising FBI agent, after uncovering the truth behind the tragedy at the border wall, sets out to clear Green's name. Slow, repetitive plotting and one-dimensional characters undermine the well-meaning scenario. Don Winslow this is not.
