Book Tour: The Bridge a Vietnam War novel by Alan Ramias weaves together fiction, raw memory, poetic fragments, and documentary realism
In a world where war stories often emphasize action and heroics, The Bridge stands apart for its unflinching exploration of the human cost of survival—both during and after the fighting.
Synopsis:
A War That Won’t Let Go. A Memory That Can’t Be Buried. A Story That Refuses to Fade.
Set during the pivotal years of 1967–68 in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, The Bridge delivers a raw and immersive account of what it meant to serve, survive, and confront the shadows of war. Alan Ramias blends fiction, poetic fragments, and unfinished documentary realism to capture the fractured reality of soldiers navigating a world where survival blurs into heroism, and memory is an inescapable weight. Through vivid characters—Brannick, Hanson, Mills, Sergeant Creek, Lieutenant Chester—Ramias lays bare the cost of war not just in the moment but in the years of silence, guilt, and fractured relationships that follow. This is a novel as much about the ghosts of war as the men who fought in it.
Author Bio:
Alan Ramias began his career as an Army reporter in Vietnam, documenting the lives of soldiers on the front lines. After returning home, he pursued degrees in English, Philosophy, and an MBA, launching a career in corporate strategy and organizational performance. As a co-founder of Motorola University and partner at Rummler-Brache Group, he led groundbreaking work in process improvement and human performance. His consulting work with major corporations worldwide gave him a deep understanding of resilience and the complexities of human motivation—insights that inform the emotional honesty of The Bridge. Now, Ramias returns to his first love—storytelling—with a novel that bridges his experiences of war, memory, and human endurance.
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