Fiction & Literature > War & Military Fiction

13 Green Dragons is a really great old-school action-thriller but offers up newer literary touches to the genre with much greater character perspectives and depth of feeling. A young man heading to war to do his duty, injured almost to the point of death and awarded the nation’s highest military honor but veering away from publicity. There can be more than a touch of cliché with titles like this but Lobeck always maintains a high standard of writing and stays away from tried and tested methods of gaining a reader’s trust and plows new ground in a soon to be a modern classic.

This is a story that lifts the veil and shows you a glimpse of what an Irish family underwent as immigrants. Aspiring to live the American Dream, rivalry between a father and son find themselves on divided lines, fighting for the beliefs and foundation of a country they view from different perspectives and hard truths.

During the Persian Gulf War, then a First SGT, Shuttleworth served with the 5th Battalion, 18th Infantry deploying as part of the 3rd Brigade from Friedberg, Germany. For heroic actions in rescuing soldiers who suffered injuries and damages from a land mine strike, 1SG Shuttleworth received his Bronze Star. With little regard for his own safety, he led a medevac team through an active minefield to the injured soldiers, provided medical aid, and extracted them out of the minefield, saving their lives. “Desert Sands” a fictional short story, with the Persian Gulf War as its backdrop, was actually handwritten by 1SG Shuttleworth during Desert Shield / Storm.

Medal of Honor winner Col. Olivia South, after recovering from injuries received during an insurgent attack on her support unit comes up with a plan to degrade ISIL through the imaginative and creative use of drones and of stealth warfare. She submits her ideas to the Department of Defense. The President of the United States reviews and accepts her plans and they are put into effect with dramatic results in terms of degrading ISIL in Iraq. Thus, a heroine become an ever greater heroine.

The stories of two brothers. John, an ex-mercenary gets involved in a high-stakes heist. Bryan, the sole-surviving victim of bionic experimentation. They must now forge their own paths.

In an attempt to reduce expenses in the Federal Government, President Blackstone has cut six cabinet level positions from his staff. These reductions did yield some savings; however, the welfare rolls continued to expand with hordes of people applying for and receiving even more benefits. These increased expenditures resulted in the federal government plunging toward financial default. Expanding welfare benefits also saddled the states with additional debt. Five states make the radical decision to secede. Rallying together, these five states form their own union, a sovereign coalition, separate from the United States. The U.S. Vice President dies suddenly in a mysterious house fire. ...

Pawns in the Sugarcane Book II is the thrilling sequel to Pawns in the Sugarcane. It’s a fictitious story set in 1898 Cuba, just at the outset of the Spanish American War. This little written about chapter in American history plays as the perfect backdrop for this tale of international intrigue. The story followed the life of Luke Sheehan, a United States cavalry officer who finds himself placed in a precarious position near the closing days of his commission. Pawns in the Sugarcane leaves off with Captain Sheehan languishing in a Bermuda Prison, where he is being questioned by Chief Inspector Yardley of Her Majesties Bermuda Constabulary in regard to the murder of a Spanish officer an ...

I am forever grateful for the sacrifice and service of our military troops. I just wanted to tell the story of the individuals who love them. They don't get the intensive and extensive training that military personal receives. Therefore, they may not be as prepared as those who wear the uniform.

The Coalition of The South Western States has become dominant in the Northern Hemisphere of the Americas. The former United States is now a military controlled entity. It is bankrupt and barely able to stand on its own. Now the Russians decide that they would like California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. An alliance of the former United States, The Coalition and France move in to stop the Russians and end their threat to the Pacific. New characters come in to play along with old favorites, in the guise of John Ron Gibbons (of course), Julio Rendon, Carl Robertson, Henry Cortez, Charles Minter and the Shah of Iran. A funny but fine alliance. Prophetic about today's world. Four years a ...