Guard of Honor (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: James Gould Cozzens
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Three days during World War II
- Setting: An Air Force base in Florida
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, World War II, Accidents, Military life or service, Soldiers, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats, Problem solving, Parachutes, Generals
- Locales: Florida
Characters Discussed
Major General Ira N. (Bus) Beal, commanding general of Ocanara Air Force Base. Brooding unhappily over troubles of his own, he appears unaware of the seriousness of certain tensions that have developed on the huge base until an accident occurs during a parachute jump. General Beal immediately arouses himself from his melancholy and directs rescue operations with all his old skill and resourcefulness.
Colonel Norman Ross, General Beal’s air inspector and resourceful assistant in the complicated running of huge Ocanara Air Force Base.
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