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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.
One bullet could start a war or prevent it. His bullet… Granier is CIA. A sniper and the leader of an elite paramilitary team stationed in Saigon. Nothing will stop him from completing his mission - blocking the Viet Minh rebels from overrunning the South. Ambush, sabotage, and assassination are part of his bag of dirty tricks. But anything is allowed as long as they don’t get caught. He has no remorse. Remorse is for others. Before American soldiers landed in South Vietnam, the CIA fought a covert war against the communists. They were committed to stopping communist expansion and reuniting Vietnam under the leadership of the South. They were patriots fighting on behalf of America and the free world. But the more the CIA tried to control the unfolding events and the notorious family of South Vietnam’s President Diem, the more chaos and corruption ensued. Based on historical events and real people, The Willful Slaughter of Hope is the story of the CIA’s early years in Vietnam and Laos. Like all the novels in the Airmen Series, it’s full of action and suspense. It’s a cautionary tale of missed opportunities, tragic betrayal, and incredible courage.
A Daring Plan. A Deadly Trap. The Siege at Dien Bien Phu. Hanoi 1953. An American fighter pilot, Tom Coyle, volunteers to fly for the French military during the Indochina War. “Just cargo and troops, no combat” that is the deal. Make some money and head back to the states before he and his friend, Earthquake McGoon, get their asses shot off. But things rarely go as planned… French commander Major Marcel Bigeard is the fittest man in the army, eats raw onions for breakfast, and has courage beyond reason. He leads his brigade of elite paratroopers into the Muong Thanh Valley, far from French supply lines. A dilapidated airfield is rebuilt into a fortified air bridge – the paratroopers...
Stoney McGurrin in his debut book, brings us on the adventure of his life time. Having spent months in hospital as a four year old, where he almost lost his arm; only to have it saved by a famous French surgeon Dr. Chance, he left Leitrim as a teenager on ship across the Atlantic to New York City. The stories are exciting, sad, happy and true; from 1941 to the present, from pencil to paper. "Very informative as far as history of Irish people making it in New York City. Great to learn of how civil rights has made us better people. His traveling south, taught me to appreciate what I have today." - Ann Hernandez, New York, USA "A great read, the author captures glimpses of life of bygone eras, ...
Separation and divorce can be a grueling and cruel experience. Spouses who once loved each other can be swept up by an adversarial system where they declare war on each other, forgetting all that was good between them and disregarding the needs of their children. It doesn't have to be that way. This book explores the lives of ten "succesfully failed" marriages where the parents have done all they can to reconfigure their families after divorce in order to protect their children.
By the summer of 1973, US combat troops have withdrawn leaving only a handful of American advisors and CIA operatives to assist South Vietnam's struggle for survival. The country's fate hangs by a thread as a massive Communist invasion from the North looms. Abandoned by America, South Vietnam's dispirited generals cede the frontier, awaiting attack against the cities and the Mekong Delta's rice fields. Unwilling to desert their allies, weathered CIA veterans Rene Granier and Tom Coyle hatch an audacious plan - assemble several teams of elite operatives to launch audacious strikes to shatter Communist momentum and demoralize the NVA troops. If their daring raids can shock Northern confidence and rekindle ARVN resistance, Saigon may still survive the coming onslaught. But failure to disrupt the Communist tide will ensure Vietnam's swift fall to a red dawn. Outgunned, Granier and Coyle gamble everything on breaking the siege mentality before Saigon is swallowed by Vietnam's gathering twilight of war.
Something has changed, and not in a good way. For the first time, the communists are holding territory that they have captured near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. It could be that the leaders in Hanoi want to secure supply and reinforcement routes into South Vietnam… or it could be something far more nefarious. The communists’ new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage their enemy in a large-scale, set-piece battle that would allow American airpower and artillery to destroy a massive enemy force. It’s tempting bait. Such a victory could bring the communists to the negotiating table and end the war. The clash between the two enemies would develop into The Border Battles, resulting in the fiercest fighting in the entire Vietnam War in the hills around Dak To. But something doesn’t feel right to Rene Granier and the CIA. Using the Phoenix program, Granier will try to discover the communists’ real strategy before it’s too late. Continue the journey and learn the truth. Read Flames of War - Book 16 in the Airmen Series.
JFK is losing the war before it even starts. Something has to be done… The South Vietnamese are turning against their own government. Protests are daily events. Even the military is questioning its orders to put down the civilian demonstrations. With the ever-increasing rise of violent factions, it seems Diem is the only leader that can hold South Vietnam together. But even he goes too far when he attacks the temples and imprisons the Buddhist monks and their followers. Saigon is about to explode. The Viet Cong take advantage of the chaos seizing more territory and villages. Their ranks are growing. It seems nothing can stop them from overrunning the South. The AP’s Malcolm Browne photog...
There have only been a few moments in history where mankind was on the brink of extinction. The Suez Crisis was one of them… Egypt 1956. Israeli forces overrun the Sinai and decimate the Egyptian military in a surprise attack. The Egyptian army is in full retreat as it attempts to cross the Suez Canal to face a much bigger threat – the invasion of Britain and France by air and sea. The world is outraged. American President Eisenhower is caught between denouncing his allies in what he considers an illegal act and protecting them against a Soviet nuclear attack if they invade Egypt. In a desperate move to buy time and save what is left of his army, Egyptian President Nasser orders his sold...