Cassada

by James Salter

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A former enlisted man fresh out of flying school, Lieutenant Cassada is the latest arrival in a complacent Air Force squadron in Cold War Germany. From the outset, several characteristics alienate Cassada from the tightly-knit group of men he joins: his mysterious reticence, his Puerto Rican birth, and - most damning of all - his unabashed ambition. In the absence of warfare, Cassada struggles to prove his superiority as a pilot on routine flying procedures, one of which leads to the central tragedy of the novel. Brilliantly paced and haunting, the novel explores the tensions in a group of fighter pilots as much in conflict with themselves as with the enemy.
  • ISBN10 1306438330
  • ISBN13 9781306438339
  • Publish Date 1 January 2012 (first published 1 January 1999)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 1 July 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Counterpoint LLC
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 225
  • Language English