Ordinary Heroes - Softcover

Stewart Dubinsky knew his father, David, had served in World War II, but had been told very little about his experiences. When he finds, after his father's death, a packet of wartime letters to a former fiancee and learns of David's court-martial, Stewart is driven to uncover the truth about this enigmatic, distant man he never knew.Using military archives, old letters, and David's own notes, he discovers that David, a JAG lawyer, had pursued a maverick U.S. officer in Europe, fallen in love with a beautiful resistance fighter, and fought in the war's deadliest conflicts. In reconstructing the terrible events and agonizing choices his father faced on the battlefield, in the courtroom, and in love, Stewart gains a closer understanding of his father's secret past and of the brutal nature of war itself.

Scott Turow is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including Identical, Innocent, Presumed Innocent, and The Burden of Proof, and two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects. He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

Scott Turow is a writer and attorney. He is the author of eight best-selling novels:Innocent (2010), Presumed Innocent (1987), The Burden of Proof (1990),Pleading Guilty (1993), The Laws of Our Fathers (1996), Personal Injuries (1999),Reversible Errors (2002) and Ordinary Heroes (2005). A novella,Limitations, was published as a paperback original in November 2006 by Picador following its serialization inThe New York Times Magazine. His works of non-fiction include One L (1977) about his experience as a law student, andUltimate Punishment (2003), a reflection on the death penalty. He frequently contributes essays and op-ed pieces to publications such asThe New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Playboy and The Atlantic. Mr. Turow's books have won a number of literary awards, including the Heartland Prize in 2003 forReversible Errors and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award in 2004 for Ultimate Punishment andTime Magazine's Best Work of Fiction, 1999 for Personal Injuries. His books have been translated into more than 25 languages, sold more than 25 million copies world-wide and have been adapted into one full length film and two television miniseries.