In Honored Glory

At the close of the 19th century, preparations for the looming war with Spain in Cuba unite the nation, and the promise of combat, not seen since the Civil War, brings patriotism to a fever pitch. Newly appointed war correspondent Marty McGuire, whose heartfelt dispatches are a hit with the troops and public, finds herself in love with Lt. Todd Murchison of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, whom she has been covering. When Murchison follows in the footsteps of his father (political and military bigwig General Joseph Murchison), heading the all-Negro Tenth Cavalry, Vaughan (Adobe Walls) adeptly employs multiple perspectives to highlight the bigotry encountered by the unsung heroes of the black regiments and to intensify the grisly battleground action. McGuire uses her fluency in Spanish to survive capture by the enemy and to provide key information to U.S. forces. In the end, she wins both the war and the heart of her beloved. (July)