The Leavenworth Irregulars
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0552102024
Category
813 Fiction
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Publication Year
1974
Publisher
Pages
293
Abstract
The Leavenworth irregulars-a 3-man platoon, recruited in the brig at Leavenworth: three ex-GI’S court-martialed in Vietnam, who were out to get revenge and a fortune-at the same time..
Their target was the $600,000 payroll for Fort Riley, and the plan was foolproof-until they came up against a team who knew every racket in the military business: a corrupt General and a crooked Sergeant who didn’t intend to let a gang of amateurs take what they could grab themselves…
A private war erupted that spread from Fort Riley all over America-New York, Texas, Chicago…and made Vietnam look like a rest-cure…
Their target was the $600,000 payroll for Fort Riley, and the plan was foolproof-until they came up against a team who knew every racket in the military business: a corrupt General and a crooked Sergeant who didn’t intend to let a gang of amateurs take what they could grab themselves…
A private war erupted that spread from Fort Riley all over America-New York, Texas, Chicago…and made Vietnam look like a rest-cure…
Description
The "caper" is an army payroll heist from Fort Riley by three ex-GIs who met in the army prison at Fort Leavenworth. The heist is well thought-out and well executed, with no one getting hurt and the gang getting away cleanly.
The kicker is that a couple of Fort Riley soldiers figure out who did the heist and determine to recover the money for themselves. The tone changes from cleverness to brutality as these bad guys pursue the good thieves.
Plot is above average for the heist; so-so for the hijacking of the loot. Characters are pretty much cardboard. Action scenes are not bad but predictable.
If this were a movie, I'd say it was "made for TV". Not bad, somewhat entertaining, but not satisying.
The kicker is that a couple of Fort Riley soldiers figure out who did the heist and determine to recover the money for themselves. The tone changes from cleverness to brutality as these bad guys pursue the good thieves.
Plot is above average for the heist; so-so for the hijacking of the loot. Characters are pretty much cardboard. Action scenes are not bad but predictable.
If this were a movie, I'd say it was "made for TV". Not bad, somewhat entertaining, but not satisying.
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1
