John R. Schembra

Author of

"M.P., a Novel of Vietnam"

&

"Retribution"

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The Last Farewell: A journey of the heart

by Julia Whitman Jones

Non-Fiction, WW2

Paperback- $21.99

Hardback- $31.99

 

Julie Whitman Jones brings to life THE LAST FAREWELL, her late stepfather's own touching love story set during the Italian campaign of WWII.

 

 

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Lucky Enough

By Eddie Beesley

Memoir

Book: $12.95

CD: $15.00

 

In August, 1965, Marine Corporal Eddie Beesley stepped on a landmine near Chu Lai in Vietnam.  The resulting explosion changes his life forever.  Lucky Enough is the inspiring story of how Eddie dealt with the most terrible moment of his life. 

 

REVIEWS: 

 

Eddie Beesley not only puts you there  but makes you feel proud to be an American." -- Tony Orlando

 

"Outstanding account of his Viet Nam experience.  How it affected his life and how he has positively dealt with it." --  Sgt Grit, Don Whitton

 

"Lucky Enough is the compelling story of a 17 year old boy whose life is forever sculpted by the Vietnam War.  But more than that, it is a story of courage, perseverance and hope.  Spellbinding." --  

Linda Cavanaugh, Anchor/Reporter, KFOR-TV

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The Making of a Soldier

Lt. Col. George Powers

History, Memoir, Vietnam

$15.80

 

The Making of a Soldier  is the life story of a man who believed, from his youth that he was gifted as a soldier to rise to the highest rank as a Commissioned Officer; who volunteered to learn his craft through Ranger School, Airborne School, and the John F. Kennedy Warfare School,  eventually becoming a Master Parachutist; who was called upon to serve thirty months in combat in Vietnam as an Infantry Officer; whose life was dramatically changed by encountering  his God in flight above the Delta en-route from Can Tho to Saigon in an Air America aircraft. God spoke to him in an unmistakably direct, though inaudible voice, an invitation to change the focus of his life career. The book seeks to show how God is at work developing many of us into spiritual soldiers, warriors who are invited to serve in His Army, often with far less prestige and fame than is experienced in the military services. And amazingly, as the author discovered, God uses much of the lessons learned by the military in a parallel spiritual application to advance His Kingdom on the earth.

 

To order directly from author call:

620-875-1566 or email:

gepowers8@yahoo.com

or from publisher

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My Son is a Marine

By Jo Anne Allen

Jo Anne Allen resides in Grand Junction, CO. After writing 10 fiction books, her only non-fiction, 'My Son Is a Marine' has received the MWSA Readers Choice Award for 2006 and has had excellent reviews.
 

REVIEWS:
To politicians or Americans who say Americans are warmongers, that we should not be in Iraq, or that our soldiers are mistreating captured prisoners…… a reading of "My Son is a Marine" by Jo Anne Allen would melt them into silence, just as surely as if Christ were writing with His finger in the sands of Iraq. .......Semper Fi! Judith M. Wittbrodt, Suttons Bay, Michigan

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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 557th 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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Never Trust A Man In Curlers
By Tony Lazzarini
Publisher:  Voyager Publishing
Price:      9.95.

Description: Author Tony Lazzarini takes your emotions on a roller coaster ride with his short stories and anecdotes. Readers will laugh out loud about a crazy million-dollar idea and shudder at a chilling rescue mission from the jungles of Vietnam. Sixteen short stories of various lengths make it a great gift or carry around book. Perfect for airports, waiting rooms, bathrooms, nightstands or living room tables.

Reviews:

1998 “Best Book of the Year”. General Interest. Northwest Booksellers Exchange

Jim Schock, Bay Area Commuter Times, 12/97
"He writes with a runaway good nature, and without whine or whimper”.

A wonderful book filled with life’s humor and ironies., August 15, 1998
K. Woods
 

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Our Walk with God

By Tibor & Julia Anne Bierbaum

Memoir, Vietnam, Cold War

$24.95

 

This love story is a travelogue through the 20th Century written for youth and seniors, and everyone in-between. Julia Anne gives a candid account of her environment as she grew up in Texas. Tibor's vivid description of life behind the Iron Curtain and immigration to the United States wonderfully contrast these two lives.

God’s blessings are recounted in these captivating and revealing life stories of the most diverse setting. The reader must wait with great anticipation to see how Julia Anne and Tibor become one, with the blessings of God, and, driven by love, patriotism, and loyalty to the United Sates of America. Their story magnificently blends excitement, imagination, and sense of humor into a productive relationship.

REVIEWS:

From the Hungarian Revolution to Viet Nam as a Special Forces Officer, follow Major Tibor Bierbaum and his wife through war and beyond. “Tibor remind us that freedom is our heritage and also our responsibility to maintain”  --Jim Stewart, MWSA.

“Our Walk with God is a love story of God and country. It is a story of inspiration, courage, faith, and most of all, love” -- Michelle Converset, Fort Wayne Lutheran

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