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Short Timer
Price range: $3.99 through $26.99Short-Timer is a small part of the history of the Vietnam War; America’s longest war where for the first time, men of every ethnic background and color fought together side by side in fully integrated units. It is the story of one individual’s survival in a war where flashing the peace sign was perfectly acceptable, while waving a clinched fist in the air, the Black Power symbol, was a court martial offense. At times, it’s a frightening account of how, during combat, men bonded as one to fight the enemy, while back at base camps, the realities of the sixties caught up with everyone and whites openly called blacks “nigger” while blacks angrily cursed “honkies”.
It is centered around one Marine’s experiences in the service during troubled times. The story follows the Marine from boot camp to his tour in Vietnam. It graphically illustrates the suffering and horrors that are a part of war and the sense of humor necessary for survival under such adverse conditions. The plight of innocent, little children who are far too often the biggest victims of war, is brought home all too clearly by the central character’s encounter with a Frenchman who runs an orphanage in Da Nang.
The reader is exposed to all the realities of combat in a crazy war that by 1970 had clearly begun to mean very little to those who served except surviving the war and returning to the “real world”. For the central character in Short-Timer, his tour is cut short by President Nixon’s Phase I Pull Out from Vietnam. The central character’s war experiences take on an added craziness when he is forced to commit one last, horrifying act of war just a few hours prior to his scheduled departure from Vietnam. It is apparent that the life of the central character and all those he served with will never be the same after having survived the Vietnam War.
Short-Timer blends all aspects of life in a memorable story, too authentic for comfort. It is sensitive, tough, gutsy, draws the reader in, makes them
expend emotion and doesn’t let go.
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World War 2- Opening Gambits: The Manstein Alternative: Part 3
Price range: $4.99 through $23.99The relationship between the Catholic Entente (France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal) and the United Kingdom is a powder keg and South America provides the spark. The Organization of American States (an alliance set up by and friendly to the Catholic Entente) invades Colombia and Argentina, attacking British merchant ships in the process. The United Kingdom orders reprisals and the Catholic Entente uses them as an excuse to go to war. At sea, the Entente attack concentrates on the oil tankers that power the United Kingdom’s factories. On land, they work to close off the Mediterranean Sea and overrun the resources of Africa. A rebellion in Quebec cuts even further into the resources that Great Britain desperately needs. The League of Nations, led by the USA and USGA, is trying to end the war with economic sanctions. Erich von Manstein tries to end the war between his Central Coalition and the USSR before the Catholic Entente decides to turn their gaze in Germany’s direction. Things look grim for the United Kingdom until they get help from an unexpected direction. Even with the help, the British Isles face a cold and bitter winter as their own actions anger potential allies.
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The Devil In Paradise
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99After Castro is murdered, the murderer, a ruthless Cuban Colonel takes over the Presidency of Cuba and is a blight on the Cuban people. He discovers a secret. Castro had been keeping, Nuclear tipped missiles in underwater silos. He then threatens the United States with the weapons. Special Force Team Leader Walker and his team must put an immediate end to the threat.
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The Scorpion’s Daughter: Designer Biological Weapon of Mass Destruction
Price range: $3.99 through $20.99The accidental discovery of secret military papers exposes a deadly threat. The Iraqi military has developed a designer biological weapon. American intelligence quickly learns that the pathogen will mutate and destroy all life on the planet if it is unleashed. Heading an elite rapid response team. Captain Robert Walker leads his soldiers into the heart of the Iraq desert to track down a young woman rumored to know of the weapon’s location. Time is running out as Captain Walker and his squad race to find the biological agent before its madman creator can use it to destroy the world.
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The Sinai Prophecy
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99This exciting WWII adventure, in the “Pilgrims Progress” genre, chronicles the story of a young, agnostic man’s life, through his formative years in college, to becoming a war correspondent in WWII.
While filming a battle during the “Desert Campaign”, in the Sinai area, a calamitous event occurs, that eventually leads him to shed his agnostic convictions, and become a believer.
In Jerusalem during “The British Mandate” of Palestine, he is miraculously charged with finding the piece of the puzzle that will ensure the founding of a new and sovereign state of Israel in 1948.
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In Endless Wrath: Unraveling the Congo Genocide Inside Africa’s Longest War
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99“IN ENDLESS WRATH” opens with a gripping scene in Raleigh, North Carolina where, in the summer of 2013, a former political refugee lady from war-torn Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo confronted a former warlord who, in the not so distant past and in the same area, had murdered her husband and fifteen members of her family. This chilling encounter sets the stage for a riveting tale of justice and redemption.
As the narrative unfolds, readers are thrust into the heart of a trial where the warlord faces judgment for his heinous crimes. Amidst the courtroom drama, the story delves deep into the complexities of the Congo’s turbulent history, shining a light on the rampant genocide that has plagued the nation for decades.
Against the backdrop of the trial, “IN ENDLESS WRATH” exposes the insidious exploitation of Congo’s vast mineral wealth by various international stakeholders, unraveling the intricate web of greed and corruption that fuels the conflict.
From the blood-stained mines to the corridors of power, the book lays bare the stark realities faced by the Congolese people as they struggle to reclaim their sovereignty amidst a backdrop of endless violence and exploitation.
Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, “IN ENDLESS WRATH” offers a searing indictment of humanity’s darkest impulses and a stirring testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable suffering.
As the trial unfolds, the book challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the global forces that perpetuate injustice and to join in the urgent call for accountability and change in one of Africa’s most troubled regions.
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The Blood of A Young Man
$15.99This delightful story is about a young man growing up in an alcohol, drugs, and gang infested environment. Most of his young life he grew up living in a garage with four brothers and their mother. Their father died at the age of thirty-six, He was a WWII veteran and died at a VA medical facility on August 14, 1962. The young man was only thirteen years-of-age then. He’s a smart young man but learns to become tough for not only self-preservation, but to care for and set an example for his younger brothers, plus he didn’t want to disappoint his mother.
The young man goes through some tough trials and tribulations but ends up joining the U.S. Marine Corps on August 30, 1965. While there he participates in some of the toughest battles that went down in Marine Corps history. What is described here is gut-wrenching. He ends up spending two tours in Vietnam. The young man was also part of a patrol that caught two hard core north Vietnamese officers.
Upon release from active duty, he was so grateful to be alive that he wants to spend some time with his family and friends. He doesn’t realize it yet, that he is no longer the same. But like everything he did, he charges forward and takes a bus to downtown. He grabs a cab and off they go towards home. When they arrive at the corner of his street, he stops the cab and tells the cab driver, “I want to walk the rest of the way, because I want to saver every step of the way.”
The young man was release from active duty on August 27, 1968, and after visiting his family. He buys a brand-new car, just like he told his friends in Vietnam he would. After two tours in Vietnam, he had plenty of money saved up to do just that. He starts out looking for a job.
The first one he applies for hires him. It was one of the biggest merchants in the county. He is assigned to the shipping and receiving section of the company. After a few months in that department he learns that the girlfriend he had before he left to Vietnam was dating someone from the same department. He is stunned, he tells himself, of all the places on this planet he could’ve applied for work, how could he be working here with a guy who is dating his girlfriend, the girl he wanted to marry. From that moment forward things just don’t go the way he dreamed. Things began to deteriorate rapidly, decisions he made are not in his best interest. He makes many mistakes, but is determined to get his girl back and obtain a job he could support her and a family well. He tells you what he had to do to accomplish most of his dreams. Be prepared to be taken on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.
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Journey to Gettysburg
$13.99Journey to Gettysburg is a dramatic replay of the events leading up to the most important battle of the Civil War. It is seen through the eyes of a Quaker boy who is first, a bystander and observer. Then, he is drawn into the conflict and becomes a participant in Pickett’s Charge, the climax of the three-day conflict. Matt Mason is a 15-year-old boy who was raised on an isolated farm in rural North Carolina. With the untimely death of his mother, it becomes necessary for him to nd his father who is fighting for the Army of Northern Virginia. Much of the story is involved with the trek of the young man through war-torn Virginia in search of the Southern Army which is on the way to Gettysburg and the climactic battle that proves to be the turning point of the war. During the trip to north, Matt matures from a boy to a young man in what becomes a “coming of age” story. e experiences on the trek, the challenges he faces day to day as he searches for his father, and the friendships he develops make the book memorable and hard to put down once the story begins. at is especially true in the developing relationship with the beautiful Ami-Ruth who provides a new dimension to his life as the conflict surrounding them threatens to consume them both.
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Nightmares
Price range: $3.99 through $13.99Nightmares will keep you wanting to read more. If you never truly understood what a soldier went thru during the Vietnam war, this will give you a good idea. This is about a unit of the 9th Infantry Division. The unit goes on patrol looking for Viet Cong or NVA regulars. They are put under fire and lost members while out. They learned to survive both mentally and physically, as death on both sides of the war could happen at any moment. Yes, it is a fiction! The names were also changed, but it is based on facts. You will go on patrol with these young men, age range of 18-24, as they become exposed to the horrors of war. Their lives were changed forever, then returned home to supposedly forget it. I lost many friends who became Brothers in Vietnam. Some were shot, some were taken by booby traps, now called IED’s. We continue dying now due to age and exposure to Agent Orange since returning home. Agent Orange (is a blanket term for 15 chemicals used as a defoliant) a large variety of illnesses such as various cancers, diabetes and many more deadly diseases are a side effect of our exposure.
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A Terror From Within
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99A Terror from Within is a fictional account of an embedded terrorist cell within the United States. A psychologically flawed middle-eastern student endeavors to attack the United States by any means possible in order to fulfill his misguided destiny.
Yousef Khan devises challenging scenarios and plots putting his injudicious plans into action, with not always the best results. Will he be discovered the next time one of his plots fails, or will he continue to devise plots until he meets with the success that he desires to honor Allah?
Based on real-life intelligence reports and law enforcement bulletins, the story is a no nonsense account of the security realities facing our nation post 9/11. The notion of a rogue group of individuals being able to penetrate and disrupt our society is plausible in the face of the challenges in homeland security that we are facing today.
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Germania: La Retorcida Fantasía de Hitler
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99La Retorcida Fantasía de Hitler
En esta historia ficticia del mundo de Hitler de “que hubiera pasado”, vemos en su neurótica mente el conflicto entre el bien y el mal. Mientras el duerme, nos lleva en una aventura en la cual su fantasia retorcida revela pensamientos de eventos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial como las Olimpiadas de Berlin de 1936, Lebenstraum, Oktoberfest, Blitzkrieg, la Operación Barbarossa, La conexión Lindbergh-Hitler, el plan de éxodo Judío, la Cumbre del pacifico, Gobierno Mundial, y Germania – buena vida.
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Germania: Hitler’s Twisted Fantasy
$11.99in this “what if” fictional tale of Hitler’s world, we see in his neurotic mind the conflict of Evil versus Good. In his sleep, he takes us on a journey in which his twisted fantasy will reveal thoughts of World War II events such as the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Lebenstraum, Oktoberfest Blitzkrieg, Operation Barbarossa, Lindbergh-Hitler Connection, the Jewish Exodus Plan, the Pacific Summit, World Government, and Germania-Good Life.
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La Guerra Que Casi Perdimos: Cómo Estuvimos a Punto de Perder la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99La guerra que casi perdimos: Cómo estuvimos a punto de perder la Segunda Guerra Mundial
En “La guerra que casi perdimos”, el autor explica cuán mal preparados estábamos para la guerra en 1941. Discute las áreas en las que podríamos haberlo hecho mucho mejor y cómo la responsabilidad podría haber sido compartida por muchos políticos y líderes militares.
El autor escribe sobre errores y meteduras de pata, así como movimientos brillantes realizados durante la guerra por ambos bandos que nos permitieron ganar, pero que casi nos cuestan la victoria. Una mejor planificación y ejecución por parte de los países del Eje podrían haber tenido efectos desastrosos en los Aliados. Pero al final, a través de un buen diseño, golpes de suerte y malas decisiones tomadas por nuestros enemigos, nos recuperamos y salimos adelante en la terrible guerra con colores voladores liderados por la “Generación más grande” de todos los tiempos.
Arthur A. Edwards fue un oficial naval y veterano del conflicto de Corea que creció en el norte de California durante la depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Estudió la guerra en la Universidad de California, Berkeley, y tiene una biblioteca llena de libros de historia. Desciende de una larga línea de veteranos; dos de sus bisabuelos sirvieron en el Ejército de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil, un abuelo que intentó alistarse en la Guerra Hispano-Americana y un padre que sirvió en la Marina dos veces, una justo cuando terminó la Primera Guerra Mundial, y otra en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Arthur se graduó en ingeniería mecánica en Cal Berkeley, y trabajó en la industria aeroespacial construyendo satélites meteorológicos y de comunicaciones. Cada vez que trae a casa otro libro sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial, su esposa pregunta, “¿Hay algo que no sepas sobre la guerra?”
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The War We Almost Lost
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99In the War We Almost Lost the author explains how badly we were prepared for war in 1941. He discusses the areas in which we could have done much
better and how the responsibility could have been shared by many politicians and military leaders.
The author writes about mistakes and blunders as well as brilliant moves made during the war by both sides that allowed us to win, but almost cost us victory. Better planning and execution by the Axis countries could have had disastrous effects on the Allies. But in the end, through some good design, lucky breaks and bad-decision making by our enemies, we rallied and came through the terrible war with flying colors led by the “Greatest Generation” of all times.
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The Pain of Brokenness: A True Story
Price range: $3.99 through $10.95The Pain of Brokenness is the true story of a remarkable woman’s journey through tremendous and unimaginable trials. Having an unquenchable and ever-persistent desire to see her mother again, she clung to the New Testament promise that Christ would not leave her or allow her to be tempted more than she could bear.
Her uncrushable spirit, and burning desire to be remembered and loved like her mother, enabled her to turn to God. As a result, she found comfort and understanding. Her heavenly Father, ultimately healed her brokenness and brought hope and joy back into her life. By reaching out and touching lives of those experiencing emotional and physical pain, she was able to heal her own scars and become whole again.
The victory she attained and the wisdom she revealed will be an inspiration to all who are discouraged and totally broken.
