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My Road Back is a soulful account of a Vietnam Vet's tour of duty, a time that included the Tet Offensive and assassination of Martin Luther King. This memoir centers on the naïveté of a nineteen-year-old draftee, the trauma of war and his attempts to adapt to civilian life returning home in 1968. The years of struggle, affecting his health, relationships and employability, culminated in a reconciliation return to Vietnam in 2015.

The family of Jacob and Charlotte Stenger were among those pioneers who helped build America, living much of their lives, "where the rubber meets the road, " but more accurately, "where the wagon wheel meets the rut." This is their story, not unique, but instructional for those who may be unfamiliar with the hard lives and sacrifices endured by our not so ancient forbearers. This picture of life on the prairies and deserts of the southwest in ...

You know what we could all use during this Pandemic, a good laugh, right? Well, what's funnier than war? Welcome to WOMBAT, a satirical book chronicling the misadventures of a mostly well-intentioned Infantry soldier experiencing his second stint in the rocky land of Afghanistan. Curl up in a comfortable chair at home, you are probably stuck there anyway, and enjoy our hero flail around like an idiot. Witness him slog his way through Basic Tra...

Dismount tells the interwoven stories of five Marines of Operation Iraqi Freedom: Hicks, Ramirez, Valery, Wallace, and Watt. They left home and joined the Marine Corps seeking change. After the rigors of boot camp and the trauma of war, who will they be when they return home?

This book is a work of fiction though much of it is based on real events that occurred throughout my time in Afghanistan. My experiences have been modified, twisted, and exaggerated for the sake of humor and story. Members of the real Task Force Titan may recognize roots of many scenes therein and I hope you recall those times with fond feelings. It should be noted that, as a work of fiction, all characters in this book are also fictional. For...

This 87-chapter non-fiction photo-illustrated memoir starts with the author's experience in in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001, followed by an "invitation" to deploy with an Army National Guard Green Beret battalion to Afghanistan. This unit association begins with the casualty notification of a forward-deployed unit member and subsequent pre-mob training and JRTC certification. Upon arrival at Kabul Military Training Center, FOB195 pic...

By US Veteran author Spencer Jacobson, Frozen Reaction is a taught crime thriller. When the unthinkable happens in his quiet jurisdiction, Sheriff Gerry Erickson is thrown into a tumultuous world of mercenaries, intelligence operatives, and intrigue. After a terror attack rocks the small community of Alexandria, Minnesota, and with a hamstrung government unable to help, a shadowy organization reveals itself with an offer to help. In a fight to...

This book is about the continuation of someone else's war and the very early days in the assumption of that war by the United States of America. It is set against the beginning of a major expansion of our advisory effort aiding South Vietnam in its fight against an escalating guerrilla war being orchestrated by the communist North. North Vietnam was in turn supported by both China and Russia, thus setting the stage for an essentially no win si...

Light the Fuse, by Vincent Vargas. While his stories revolve around his experiences in the Army, as he puts it, they aren't only "veteran issues, " instead they are "humanity issues." Yes: Anyone from any walk of life can learn from what Vince has written. This is proven in some of his commentary, which translates perfectly from the military to the civilian world. He talks about "identifying that you are the threat, " and that you need to "ini...

Saddle Up recounts the experiences of John C. Hedley and his fellow brothers in arms in the reconnaissance platoon known as Fox Force (E Company, 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division) as they fought through the jungles of the Central Highlands of the former Republic of South Vietnam from 1969-1970. While much has been written about this infamous war, this story not only paints a picture of what it was like to be a solider, but al...

Avertori was once a wonder of the industrial age, filled with mechanical marvels and extravagant art. Built at the crossroads of three continents, it was here that humanity harnessed the elements of power and wrought one marvel after another. Towering art deco architecture and locomotives the size of ocean liners typified the era. But these wonders slowly decay. After centuries of corruption only echoes of that time remain. Most people are now...

Retired Colonel Pete Donnelly compiles veteran stories from World War I to the present day - transcribed from interviews with the veterans and written just as they were told. Donnelly introduces each era with facts about the conflicts occurring during those periods and, as a thirty-plus year veteran, offers insight in what it's like to go to war. A15 Publishing's first offering and the first in a series we are publishing in order to get the un...

Hurrah for Georgia! The History of the 38th Georgia Regiment tells the story of the 38th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, as part of Lawton's - Gordon's - Evans' Georgia Brigade. The 38th Georgia was in the thick of the fight in nearly every major battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia. Few Confederate regiments can claim they were at the crux of key battles, time and time again. They broke the Federal line and captured five pieces...

Off We Go, the first work of fiction by retired Colonel Pete Donnelly (There I Was...), is based on actual events following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Donnelly uses his personal experience of that period to shape the story of one service member's saga from peacetime garrison operations to combat operations in the first conventional battle in the Global War on Terror on the worn and scarred ancient battlefields of Afghanistan.

Violence of Action brings to light the stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment during the Global War on Terror, from 911 to 2011. It's a raw and honest look inside the elite unit, operating in the shadows of the world's battlefields. This book brings these stories out of the shadows into the light with blunt retellings of harrowing combat and a continuous string of practical jokes and examples of the intense comaraderie these soldiers share.