ONE MARINE’S WAR: A COMBAT INTERPRETER’S QUEST FOR HUMANITY IN THE PACIFIC

By Gerald A. Meehl

One Marine’s War is a biographical account of Bob Sheeks, a Marine Corps language officer who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In a conflict notorious for its racial tensions and treatment of prisoners, Sheek’s experiences serves as a reminder that humanity can prevail in even the most desperate of conflicts. With his Japanese language skills, Seeks managed to convince numerous Japanese soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender. Learning from his experiences on Tarawa, Seeks employed a variety of methods to successfully entice Japanese troops to surrender, employing them to great effect on Saipan and Tinian. In the process, he earned the Bronze Star, maintaining the respect of his fellow Marines and gaining appreciation of the Japanese POWs who survived thanks to his actions.

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THE WAR JOURNAL

by LCDR (Ret.) James R. Sisco

The War Journal delivers a rare and valuable depiction of the adversity and hardships experienced by our Operation Desert Storm veterans. Corporal James Sisco’s real-time journal entries and never-before-seen photographs provide a first-hand account of death, betrayal, and solitude as he tries to make sense of what is going on around him…and within himself. His personal experiences reveal “critical life lessons” and a guide to navigating life’s most difficult challenges, far beyond the battlefields of Southwest Asia.

The hardships faced by the warriors in Desert Storm have gone largely unacknowledged and unappreciated. The anticipation of war combined with constant moves, a 24-7 op tempo, and erratic sleep schedules created fear and anxiety, however, it also allowed time for serious introspection.

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NEXT-GENERATION HOMELAND SECURITY: NETWORK FEDERALISM AND THE COURSE TO NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS

by John Pass Morton

Next-Generation Homeland Security: Network Federalism and the Course to National Preparedness.” Positing that the 20th-century system of federal-centric governance no longer provides for American security, John Pass Morton makes the case for a next-generation homeland security transformation. He provides an inside view of the political dynamics behind the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the development of the National Preparedness System and focuses on the emerging belief that the nation must advance beyond the interagency model dominated by Washington, D.C., and the federal agencies’ security relationships with state and local governments and the private sector.

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RIGHT TO KILL: A BROOKLYN TALE

by Jim McGinty

An engrossing and entertaining historical-fiction Vietnam War tale, it is set amid the anti-war times of the late 1960s, with highly detailed accounts of the combat action that only someone who has “seen the elephant” can depict. Many Marines will recall, from harsh personal experiences, or from the illustrious history of the Corps, the blood-soaked battlefields of the Que Son Valley in September 1967, Hue City, Khe Sanh, Quang Tri and other areas of 1 Corps in the northern area of the Republic of South Vietnam. McGinty lakes you right into the action.

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THE VIETNAM FUNNY BOOK

by Tad Foster

The Vietnam Funny Book (An Antidote to Insanity).1′ If you’re a “grunt” blistering in the sun near a village named Nhan Bien, in QuangTri Province. Republic of South Vietnam, or in Iraq or Afghanistan, to paraphrase Waylon Jennings: You’ve always been crazy; it’s kept you from going insane.

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CONFLICTING LOYALTIES: A CIVIL WAR SEA SAGA

by Colonel Hibberd V. B. Kline III

In his ebook debut, retired Marine Colonel Hibberd V. B. Kline III spins an action-packed tale matching his seamanship knowledge and skills with research on the American Civil War and the American slave trade to deliver this superbly crafted novel. He’s been deeply committed to studying the Civil War and has been a re-enactor since 1962.

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