Two of the most influential books ever written about combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations in WW2 were written by Marines. Lt. Commander Jocko Willink, US Navy SEAL (Ret.) reads excerpts from these books below. From With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge The Poem Battle of the Tenaru (From Helmet…
Category: Literary Corner
Help with Children’s Book
I am in the process of working on a Children’s Book titled: “It OK to be White, Straight and Christian” And am in need of an illustrator. Any interested parties please CONTACT me.
Writing Update
Summer has been crazy hectic for me this year, but take heart my dear readers, I have several novelette/short story projects in the proverbial hopper that should be ready sometime very soon. Thanks for reading my work and your eternal patience!
Suffer Not the Communist
H/T WRSA Suffer Not the Communist (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling) So they bought us freedom—not at little cost Wherefore must we kill the Communist, lest our gain be lost, Over all things certain, this is sure indeed, Suffer not the Communist: for we know the breed.
Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition
Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition A fun read. I often got criticized for being too “exacting” and in-depth” on my firearms descriptions in my short stories by other published writers. This is the opposite end of the spectrum…writers who did not take any time to understand the subtle nuances of the firearms…
The Men That Don’t Fit In
The Men That Don’t Fit In By Robert W. Service There’s a race of men that don’t fit in, A race that can’t stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will. They range the field and they rove the flood, And…
Book Review: Contact Trace By F.C. Fox
American society and government collapse. A group of oligarchs, known as the Inner Circle, orchestrate a massive depopulation after consolidating all resources under their private control. Can two small groups of survivors come together to secure a future for themselves and their posterity? Find out in FC Fox’s highly anticipated novel, Contact Trace. It’s…
Writing Update
I planned to have the finale (Part III) of The Partisan Ledger out early last week sometime but as you all know this Texas Winter Storm came through and caused some problems! Sorry for the delay, I know a lot of you really enjoyed the story and are anxious to see how it ends! If…
12 Military Novels That Need to be Adapted into Movies or TV Series
12 Military Movies and TV Shows That We Desperately Need Right Now Off the top of my head I would also add: Outlaw Platoon, Roughneck Nine-One, The Lion’s Gate and Not a Good Day to Die. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
In Memoriam: John Le Carré, 1931-2020
John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 89 One of the greatest Cold War Espionage writers of our time has left us. Nobody could touch this man in terms of style and originality. He practically invented the Cold War Spy Novel in part because he actually served in the British Foreign…