''Ordinary Heroes'', published in 2005, is a novel by
Scott Turow. It tells the story of Stewart Dubinsky, a journalist who uncovers writings of his father while going through his things following his funeral. The novel, told in first person, traces Stewart's uncovering of his father David's role in
World War II in the
European Theatre as a captain in the
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
The Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army, also known as the U.S. Army JAG Corps, is the legal arm of the United States Army. It is composed of Army officers who are also lawyers and who provide legal services to the Army at ...
. It includes scenes set during the
Battle of the Bulge. This develops into a startling revelation about who Dubinsky's mother really is and how his father came to meet her.
Many of the minor characters in ''Ordinary Heroes'' also appear in other Turow novels, which are all set in fictional, Midwestern
Kindle County
Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novel ...
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Kindle County
2005 American novels
Novels by Scott Turow
Novels set during World War II
Novels about journalists
Farrar, Straus and Giroux books
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