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Barinelli's War

by Gene Basilici

Fiction, Korea, Thriller

$16.95

REVIEW:

"His words drip in blood, courage and heroism! It is a flag waving red, white and blue tribute without the band, the parade or the flag! It is a tribute to those who did fight there even if it had to be told though a fictional story. It is told with dignity and clarity of purpose. You know who the heroes are and root for them." -- Bill McDonald

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Behold an Ashen Horse

By Lee Boyland

Fiction, Iraq/Afghanistan

$20.00

Five American cities are destroyed by Islamic terrorists’ nuclear bombs. General George Alexander, Secretary of Homeland Security, survives the attack and becomes the 45th President of the U.S. The attack’s impact on the nation is devastating. Millions dead or injured. The economy is on the verge of total collapse. The new president does what has to be done to save the nation.

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 Wonderfully patriotic sequel!  Author Lee Boyland left his readers hanging at the end of THE RINGS OF ALLAH. Five nuclear devices were placed in the United States, but would the US be able to react in time?

 BEHOLD, AN ASHEN HORSE picks up the story right where RINGS left off. The US, mired in liberal politics, bureaucracy, and political correctness, doesn't react, and the resulting "Day of Islam" costs the lives of millions of Americans. The entire government is wiped out in the blink of an eye, except retired Air Force General George Alexander, who is serving as the Secretary of Homeland Security. Alexander becomes President, establishes a government, and sets forth to find and punish those responsible. The release of nuclear weapons is authorized, and President Alexander vows that this time there will be no "unfinished business."

This book has plenty of technological details, but the author does a great job of keeping things moving and not letting technology bog down the story; the descriptions are simple but accurate. Boyland also does a great job of developing his characters, and you can't help but fall in love with President Alexander as he pulls out all the stops and runs roughshod over the liberal bureaucrats who try to stop him from saving the United States and taking vengeance on those who attacked her.

 If you ever felt that the US needs to step up and act like the superpower she is, THIS is the book for you! - Rob Ballister, MWSA

 Behold, an Ashen Horse is a stunning, riveting story plausible enough to be tomorrow’s headlines.  Buckle your seatbelts…this is a nail-biting ride. - Joe Weber, New York Times best-selling author

 The novel of the year has arrived.

Forget about Patterson, King, Grisham and company. If you want at long last to read a work that is intelligent, gripping, and truly terrifying, pick up a copy of Lee Boyland's BEHOLD AN ASHEN HORSE. Mr. Boyland, who has an extensive background in nuclear engineering and national defense, is the rightful heir in American fiction to Tom Clancy.- Paul Williams, author of: The Day of Islam, Osama’s Revenge, The Al Qaeda Connection, Dunces of Doomsday, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades

 A spirit to cheer for.

The book may open with a tragedy of incalculable proportions but thereafter the spirit that made this country truly great is paramount. The characters exemplify the clarity of thought and purposefulness of action that is required to survive in the life and death struggle with Islam. Resting on these themes is a story that is simply exciting to read. I couldn't put it down. What I particularly liked was the realistic and accurate portrayal of the struggle we are in with Islam. I know this from the extensive research I had to do for my own non fiction work.- Michael Cappi, author of A Never Ending War

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Foreign and Domestic

Campaign II: Battle for the Middle States

by Michael Mannske

Radius7 Pressworks

Fiction, Thriller, All Things Military

Hard cover: $28.99

Soft Cover: $20.99

Foreign and Domestic: Campaign II: Battle for the Middle States by Michael Mannske is a page-turning war-thriller that explores the high price of freedom and the cost of fighting the U.S. president himself to secure it! In this sweeping epic, it is the near future, and the UN has now become a superpower, brutally fighting the United States on its own soil. Ex-Air Force pilot John “Spiderman” Trent’s life is in constant danger, his beloved wife is forced into an internment camp, and the fate of the world is in grave jeopardy. Can Trent’s secret force of military patriots save the day—and the Constitution?

REVIEWS:

"A thrilling political and military novel that resists being put down until the last page is turned." - Midwest Book Review

"...Welcome to Michael Mannske's nightmare." -- Minneapolis City Pages

"Cross Tom Clancy with Dean Koonz. Mike knows his science and hardware. I'm a near-history junkie and this is right down my alley."
-- William Sloan, National Liaison, American Legion Riders

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Grady's Tour

By John H. Gallagher

Historical Fiction, Korea

$22.00 plus $3.00 s&h

2007 MWSA Award Winner

John Grady engages in combat in Korea.  He subsequently is assigned to Fort Monmouth where he becomes involved in Joe McCarthy's allegations that a Communist spy ring exists in the engineering laboratories at Fort Monmouth and is his generals harsh regulation requiring the court-martial of soldiers who have auto accidents. 

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Deep in the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest live an eclectic assortment of loggers, loners, survivalist, and people who just want to disappear.
After 3 long years of bloodshed in Vietnam and another 20 plus as a covert agent for the US Government, the Major belonged in the last category. Diabetic, slightly overweight and on the wrong side of 55, he just wanted to be left alone to enjoy his little slice of forested heaven.
One foggy autumn night he finds himself targeted by what appears to be a Special Operations Team. The Major is forced to resume hunting, in the old way, again. Next, his peaceful life is completely shattered when his Montagnard War Brother, Y'Ang, is brutally tortured and killed in a cabin just down the road. Y'Ang's daughter is kidnapped, and now the killers are headed for their true prey - the Major. Only his combat and survival skills can save him and his brother's daughter, and allow him to avenge his brother's death. But first he must discover who wants him dead, and what long-lost secret the Asian jungle hides.

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"A tense thriller painted on a dark palette, suffused with the heavy, cedary incense of the rugged northwest forests." Michael Curtis Ford

"HONOR DUE is filled with suspense and action, modern technology and a tender love story." American Authors Association

"D. H. Brown's HONOR DUE is a mind-gripping action-packed adventure. D. H. Brown paints with words like an Old Master."
Seniors Sunset Times

"D. H. BROWN has written a pulse pounding story with a strong unique voice, an unforgettable character, and a mesmerizingly clever plot." David H. Dun

D. H. BROWN gives us a character we can connect with. If I was in a tight spot, I'd want the Major as a friend and by my side.Buzz the Book Reviews

"HONOR DUE is an action-packed book that I could not put down." Reader Views

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Hunting with Tigers

By Gene Basilici

Fiction, Vietnam, Thriller

$29.95

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This is a high-energy, high-octane, combat thriller that you will not be able to put down until you have read the last word on the final page! This is a must read book! -- Bill McDonald

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In the Shadow of Suribachi

by Joyce Faulkner

Historical Fiction

List $15.95

MWSA price: $12.00

In the Shadow of Suribachi focuses on the lives of seven young Marines whose lives intersect on the bloody beaches of Iwo Jima.  Although this is a novel, the stories are based on the experiences of the author's father and of the Marines who chose to share their hearts with her.

RECIPIENT OF THE MWSA 2006 GOLD MEDAL FOR HISTORICAL FICTION!

REVIEWS:

"In the Shadow of Suribachi should be required reading on Air Force One." -- Hugh Rush,  Retired English Teacher, Mesa Arizona  

I could smell the dirt from the fox holes, feel the bullets racing by my head, and fear was my constant companion as I turned from one page to the next. Fear, but laced with hope for their safe return to "HOME" and whatever laid ahead." ~ Georgia Richardson, Author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Throne.

"This is a book that will remain etched in the reader's own memory, for many years to come." ~ Hugh Rosen, author of the novel, Silent Battlefields

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Journey to a Closed City

With the International Executive Service Corps

By Russell Miller

Fiction, World War II

Beach House Books

Tradeback: $16.95, Large Print: $24.95

Journey to a Closed City describes the experiences of an unlikely central character, traveling in a little known part of the world, at the aftermath of a different type of war. The book will appeal to armchair travelers eager to discover far-off corners of the world, and the reader interested in expense paid travel to intriguing locations while using their skills to "do good" in the developing world.

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M.P, A Novel of Vietnam

by John R. Schembra

Fiction, Vietnam

$12.99

June, 1967  As Vincent Torelli stepped off the plane at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, he was almost overwhelmed by the stench in the hot, humid air. He still had a hard time realizing he was in Vietnam. Drafted into the armed forces five months earlier, he ended up becoming a Military Policeman, assigned to the 557^th MP Company at Long Binh Post just outside Bien Hoa City. His year tour of duty in Vietnam changes him from a somewhat naïve young man to a battle-hardened veteran. Through unlucky chance, Vince becomes involved in the ferocious ’68 Tet Offensive, barely surviving the night. He sees and experiences things he could never have imagined before Vietnam.

This is Vince’s story, of how he survived that year in Vietnam, how he coped with the hell he faced, of the friendships he formed, and of the sorrow of lives lost.

REVIEWS

"A very readable book and great entertainment" - Military Writers Society of America

"Well worth reading.  I highly recoommend this action packed book." - eBook Reviews Weekly

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Retribution

by John R. Schembra

Fiction

$13.99

There is a vigilante killer loose in San Francisco, and when the court system fails, he doles out his own brand of justice.

Inspector Vince Torelli has handled some of San Francisco’s worst homicides, but this case has him baffled. It seemed that no matter what he did, the suspect stayed one step ahead of him. The killer seemed to know what Inspector Torelli’s next move would be. Hell, the false clues and trail the killer planted kept him chasing shadows, leading him away from the real killer.

Who is the Retribution Killer, and would Vince survive long enough to solve his most difficult case?

Winner of the Military Writers Society of America 2007 Silver Medal for excellence in writing

REVIEW:

John Schembra has written a follow up to the adventures of Vince Torelli.  However, this does not take place in Vietnam like John's first nove, "M.P."  Torelli has returned home and now is an inspector with the San Francisco Police  Department where he gets involved in a serial killer investigation and the search for the "Retribution" Killer.  The author's 30 years wof being a police officer shines through in the book.  It's rich with detail, especially when describing the horrendous crimes and crime scenes.  These particular things are very vived to the reader.  It's more an expose' on our disintegrating, over-burdened court system where deals are made leaving the men who do the work in the field stressed out at the results.
I liked this book a lot, and its a definite compliment to his first book about Vince.  The author leaves you hanging in this one.  What will be Vince's next move?  Will he also succumb to the folly that is justice?  It will be interesting to see how the author follows this up.  In his third book?  Hope so. -- Jim Stewart. Author of The Ghosts of Vietnam, Brawley PD, San Diego Schools PD (Retired) Website- Military Police of the Vietnam War 

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The Rings of Allah 

by Lee Boyland

Fiction, Iraq/Afghanistan

$18.95

MWSA 2007 SILVER MEDAL 

Radical Islam plans a devastating attack on the U.S. designed to bring the Great Satan to its knees, triggering the Clash of Civilizations that has been building for 1400 years. An exciting, techno-thriller that shows the vulnerability of western civilization to terrorists with weapons of mass destruction. Yes, it can be done, and the Rings of Allah tells a thrilling story of such a plan.

REVIEWS

 Thank Allah it's fiction, because it will scare the hell out of you!  Author Lee Boyland puts his extensive special weapons background to use in spinning this completely believable tale of al-Qaeda's next step after 9-11. Leftover Soviet technology from the beginning of the Cold War falls into al-Qaeda's hands, and they establish an intricate network in order to place five atomic devices in five US cities. The US gets word of the attack, but will it be in time? Boyland does a great job of mixing good character development with great technical background in order to create this story. Technical readers will appreciate his attention to detail as he relates and educates the reader on the workings of gun-type atomic weapons. Literature advocates will respect how he uses significant events to develop his main characters. Many new writers fall into the trap of trying to tell too much of the story, but Boyland avoids this by jumping sometimes a year ahead in the story in order to keep things moving. A great action story that is just a bit too possible, this is definitely worth it for action and techo fans alike. - Rob Ballister, MWSA

 The Rings of Allah is an exciting, at times harrowing journey into the future. The novel ensnares the reader and the ending is not for the faint of heart. A must read.” – Joe Weber, New York Times best-selling author

 Beliefs, values, insight and rings.......The Rings of Allah" is a fascinating in-depth look into the world of radical Islamic terrorism. The technical knowledge of the author comes through in the minute detail of weapon systems and their use. The book, written in a chronological sequence of the development of the nuclear industry, gives the reader a detailed background of what we are faced with in the future. The plot was believable and the characters realistic as their lives were woven together in a tapestry of intrigue and human drama that pitted the beliefs of radical Islamic terrorists against mainstream American democratic values. The story keeps the reader connected to the real-life events as they unfold in a suspenseful battle to save America from nuclear holocaust. Even though this is a fictional plot, it is a must-read for those who are interested in what we are faced with from the radical terrorists because it can evolve into a morbid reality. The ending is spell-binding and unpredictable, and will leave the reader with an unspoken sense of what can happen in our country if we don't take action. – Philip W. Little, Author of Hell In A Briefcase and Hostile Intent

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Rogue Avenger

By John R. Hindinger

Fiction, Adventure, Cold War

$25.95

Rogue Avenger is the sequel to Rogue Trident, a Military Writers Society of America award winner.

After hijacking a Trident Missile submarine in Rogue Trident, international arms dealer Pierre Renard and ex-naval officer Jake Slate team up for nobler purposes in Rogue Avenger. Pressured by a blockaded Taiwan, Renard agrees to lead a new Pakistani-built Agosta submarine against Chinese Kilo class boats. Refusing to join him, Slate hides in France where he is falling in love with undercover CIA seductress Olivia McDonald.

As McDonald uses Slate to infiltrate Renard's network and learn of the Agosta's anti-Sino mission, she also discovers that a trusted CIA leader has betrayed her. She questions her loyalties. Meanwhile, a Pakistani submarine has gone rogue with genocidal intent, and the Pakistani Chief of Staff commissions Renard and his Agosta to hunt the renegade boat.

A Virginia class submarine plays a vital protective role, but only the improbable alliance of Renard, Slate, and McDonald can protect hundreds of thousands of lives.

REVIEW:

“After reading Hindinger's extraordinary debut novel, I had no idea how he was going to top his own performance. Now I know. 'Rogue Avenger' … BUY THIS BOOK NOW!” - Jeff Edwards, award-winning author, Torpedo.

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Rogue Trident

By John R. Hindinger

Fiction, Cold War

$23.95

The U.S. Navy makes a big mistake when it thinks it can get away with sacrificing one of its own.

Naval officer Jake Slate survives an explosion on a submarine, but the damage will haunt him forever. He learns that the worst harm resulted from malice, and when politically motivated naval officials bury the truth, they lock horns with the wrong guy. Slate's vengeance will turn the Navy inside out.

Arms broker and French ex-submarine commander Pierre Renard discovers Slate's situation and recruits him to steal his Trident Missile submarine, the USS Colorado, and sell its warheads to Taiwan.

Blinded by rage, unsure of his future, and uncertain of whom he can trust, Slate is confident in one thing - nobody can stop him from taking the Colorado.

He allies with Renard and begins a journey that will define the fate of nations.

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Shades of Gray: A Novel of the Civil War in Virginia

by Jessica James
List Price $27.99
Discount 20%

REVIEWS:

"Well written and expertly executed. You cannot leave this book unchanged in your understanding of the souls of the Civil War" says the Book Review Journal. Shades of Gray is a highly praised epic love story that gives a balanced view of the Civil War while transporting readers to a time when
honor was more precious than the blood spilled to earn it. This debut novel by Jessica James has received critical acclaim from Civil War authors and historians, as well as lovers of romance and historical fiction.

"[James']  work stands out among the best of the historical novelists, and is a worthy addition to the Civil War fiction line-up. Huzzah!" Scott Mingus, Civil War Blogger

"Shades of Gray" is a beautiful story with a timeless message. It touched my heart and soul." Catherine Bennett, Amazon Reviewer

" I haven't enjoyed a book so much in years! Shades of Gray is an incredible achievement and a treasure." Virginia Morton, Author of "Marching Through Culpeper"

"... Exciting, intense, romantic, and thrilling from start to finish. The most balanced book on the War Between the States I have ever read." Bob O'Connor, Author of "The Virginian Who Might Have Saved Lincoln"

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The Shenandoah Spy

By Francis Hamit

Historical Fiction, Civil War

$18.95

This is a fiction based upon the real life of Belle Boyd , who became famous as The Rebel Spy and The Cleopatra of the Secession. This is the first novel in a series about the Confederate Secret Service and the women who worked for it. The time is July 1861. Belle, a 17 year old debutante, is alarmed and distressed when her home town , Martinsburg, Virginia, is invaded by volunteer Union Army troops. The man she'd hoped to marry has been killed in battle. When drunken Union soldiers invade her home, dire consequences ensue.

REVIEWS:

The writing is truly gifted and the author is inventive with how he uses real and fictional dialogs and narrative of people and events. I honestly do not know Civil War history well enough to know one from the other. But I would bet that the author has researched much deeper into this period then one might realize. He captures this place and time in our history. To me it was a very satisfying reading. I think I even learned something about that war new. -- Bill McDonald, Military Writers Society of America
 

Francis Hamit, best known as a journalist, has a good grasp of historical fiction. His writing is solidly based on the true story of Belle Boyd, including bits of dialogue taken from historical accounts. What makes this good historical fiction is that fact that he is able to fill in the "known" with the "believable" in terms of actions and dialogue, filling in the gaps and fleshing out the characters. -- Nick Smith, Amazon Reveiwer

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Solemnly Swear

by Joe Porrazzo

Fiction, Thriller

$26.95

After a career of excitement and danger, former U.S. Air Force special agent Alex Porter retires and looks forward to leading a simple, civilian life. He celebrates the successes of his daughter, a college honor student and pilot candidate in the ROTC program, and is just starting to dip his toe into the dating pool again. But when he comes upon an accident turned crime scene involving New England mafia don Vince Vionelli, Porter lands in serious hot water.

REVIEWS:

Solemnly Swear is a page turner...I enjoyed every moment and haven't been on the edge of my seat to the very last page of a book in 15 years...awesomely written with an unexpected payoff at the end!" --  Val H., Tucson, Arizona

“Awesome Book!  I was hooked from page one.  I can’t wait to read more!  This book is definitely a winner!”-- Amanda J., Bushnell, Florida

“Solemnly Swear is an awesome tale of murder, mystery and mayhem collaborating towards keeping you at the edge of your seat.”--  Missi W., Tucson, Arizona

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The Spy with a Clean Face

By Russell Miller

Fiction, Intrigue

Beach House Books

Tradeback: $18.95, Large Print: $29.95

REVIEW:

"Charley Connelly, a career international sales executive, has become an unsuspecting agent for the CIA and is now called upon to intercede in a dangerous game for which he is ill prepared. Miller takes us on a whirlwind  romp through Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East to a nail biting conclusion in the shadow of Chernobyl. Miller's insight and experience have made him a master of his craft."

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Two Brothers: One North, One South

By David H. Jones

Historical Novel, Civil War

$24.95

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Voices Under Berlin: The Tale of a Monterey Mary

By T.H.E. Hill

Fiction, Cold War

$14.95

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 “Voices was a treat to read because it accurately, amusingly, and respectfully captures—as never before was so well done—the carefree yet dedicated attitude of U.S. military intelligence linguists. With humor, Voices describes how intelligence folks successfully and honorably worked in Berlin, as they did worldwide, to defeat the Soviets in the Cold War.”
— Bruce Ford, veteran of Field Station Berlin in the 1960s, and webmaster of the FSB Veterans Group.

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The Wall of Broken Dreams

by Duke Barrett

Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Vietnam

$14.95

Duke will give MWSA members a significant discount.

The trajectory of the bullet that ripped into the young paratroopers chest, knocked him on his backside thus saving him the added indignity of laying face down in the mud of the monsoon drenched jungle floor. With life rapidly escaping his body through the gaping
wound, Johnny dreams of being with Mai, a beautiful Eurasian girl he’d only recently met and fell in love with on an in-country R&R at Vung Tau. To be back in the “world,” to play his guitar and to live out his life with Mai consumed his every thought.

Shortly after returning to his combat unit, Johnny Richards, a cocky Irish, blue-eyed blues guitarist from the streets of Chicago, is gravely wounded on a combat air-assault into an enemy stronghold, after taking a bullet for a buddy. Are Johnny and Mai allowed to live out their dreams? Does the bullet that cut him down cut short his young adventurous life and their dreams? In 1983, at The Vietnam Memorial, better known as “The Wall,” Johnny’s hopes, dreams and survival come face to face with the emotional but spiritual realization that is his.

The Wall Of Broken Dreams is an adventure for sure, as any Vietnam War story should be. More than that though, it is also an inspirational story of the hopes and dreams of a young man serving his country with an elite army combat platoon in Vietnam.

The story appeals not only to the military adventure reader but also to the reader seeking an inspirational message. The Wall Of Broken Dreams is an adventure with an emotional punch.

REVIEW:

“Duke Barrett takes the sacred elements of the “Nam
Experience” and weaves them into a synthesis that is the true,
fundamental foundation of any authentic story about the war in
Vietnam, be it a memoir or a work of fiction, and makes it a
meaningful background to his novel.

“This story is an adventure but be prepared for an emotional
and inspirational journey, as well. But then, when you wake up,
maybe all that you just read was just a dream!” -- W. H. “Bill” McDonald Jr., Past President and founder of The Military Writers Society of America (MWSA)

So often we think about war in abstract terms but
Vietnam vet,  Duke Barrett, has made the traumatic
and long-lasting implications of battle spring to life
in this poignant story about the courage, loyalty,
patriotism and conflict of a young soldier.  We root
for him to realize his dreams, knowing fully well
that the deck is stacked against him. -- Sigrid Macdonald, editor and author of D'Amour
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