Standalone Novels In Publication Order
- Dress Gray (1978)
- Army Blue (1989)
- Rules of the Road (1990)
- Heart of War (1997)
- Full Dress Gray (1998)
- The Boys of St. Julien (1999)
Picture Books In Publication Order
- Itty Bitty Baby (2003)
Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order
- Brat: A Memoir (1975)
- The Complete Van Book (1976)
- Command Missions: A Personal Story (1979)
- Twilight of the Cavalry (1989)
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Lucian K. Truscott IV Books Overview
Dress Gray
A best selling novel by the author of Heart of War features a rebellious West Point cadet who, while entangled in a scandalous sexual liason, fights the academy to unearth the truth behind the death of a fellow cadet. PW. NYT. ‘
Heart of War
With such bestselling novels as Dress Gray and Army Blue, Lucian Truscott secured a worldwide reputation as an authentic chronicler of life in the U.S. Army. Here is his most topical and controversial thriller yet, set in an Army more concerned with politics than with protecting American soil. In a story of power and passion, duty and dishonor, one remarkable woman takes center stage in a deadly courtroom battle against a cunning killer. Simultaneous hardcover release from Dutton. 4 cassettes.
Full Dress Gray
From bestselling author Lucian Truscott comes the sequel to his classic Dress Gray a modern military epic that echoes the scandals that have made headlines for years and still do today. In the New York Times bestseller Dress Gray, Ry Slaight was a rebellious cadet who almost destroyed West Point when he exposed and solved the murder of a gay cadet in 1969. Now, nearly three decades later, Slaight’s been promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed Superintendent of the Military Academy. It’s cause for congratulation and the occasion for a new blockbuster. When a female cadet dies during parade, an autopsy establishes that she had sex with multiple partners the night before. Was she the victim of a gang rape? Was there a cadet orgy? Don’t ask. Don’t tell. And that’s just for starters. Slaight has his hands full: adultery among the senior faculty, sexual harassment, and an off post beating involving cadets and drugs, not to mention the conservative Congressman who wants West Point closed, convinced it’s a den of iniquity. And when the Commandant of Cadets aligns himself with a faction that believes the military academy should produce stone killers rather than an officer corps with a conscience, Slaight finds himself up against the same problems that bedeviled him as a cadet. But where once he almost brought West Point to its knees, now he’s the only man who can put it back on its feet, as Full Dress Gray marches inexorably toward a climactic courtroom battle torn straight from today’s headlines.
Twilight of the Cavalry
‘An incomprable introduction to the cavalry by one of its most distinguished veterans, who also happened to be a very talented writer.’ Edward M. Coffman, author of The Old Army and The War to End All Wars ‘No part of the American military past can exceed in romantic appeal the history of the Army’s old horse cavalry. Truscott writes about the era both lovingly and eloquently.’ Russell F. Weigley in the Washington Post Book World
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