MWSA Book Review

The Gold Buckle

Authors: C. E. Gibb

Publisher:  Booksurge

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

Based on a real person – a Great Novel of WWII

There are some stories that feel real because the author has taken the roots and foundation of a real person’s life to hang their creative words and imagination on. Such is the case for “The Gold Buckle” which makes the story a little better than real life but very believable as a novel. Author C. E. Gibb has enhanced a tale and made it a gripping adventure story. There is something for all readers to like about his war story. There are spies, heroes, bad guys like Hitler, war, questions of loyalty and honor, romance, failed marriages and suspense.

The reader begins to understand the questions about complex nature of loyalty as we take our American born German who is swept up into having to wear the uniform of one country while spying for the other. He wins respect from both countries; but “how” and “why” are what makes this a most unusual story.

Gibb uses good phrasing and a realistic dialog. His writing style is easy to follow and understand and he keeps you guessing what is going to happen. Over-all, this is a good war novel to read; one that is certainly very different then the blood and gore genre of WWII books. This is an intelligent man’s war novel. A book well worth reading!