Picture yourself as a soldier in Viet Nam in the hot year of 1968. Add to that you're being specifically targeted by the Viet Cong. Finally, mix in your love for a peasant girl caught up on both sides of the war.
Survivor Love Thy Enemy
by James Dennison
Book Category: Creative NonFiction
Reviewed by Bob Doerr
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1477478159
Patrick Stewart, the actor who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on the television series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” recently made the news not for his acting chops but rather for the way he answered a question from a fan. Stewart was participating in a Q&A when a young woman asked him about his work with Amnesty International and violence against women. His answer was compassionate and thoughtful.
Sometimes, in an awful week, we need o read somehing that makes us believe that one person can really make a difference. "The Road to Frogmore" is now just $0.99. Read about a remarkable woman whose actions changed her world.
MWSA Recommended Reading List
Spring 2013
The Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) is an organization of over one thousand writers, poets, and artists drawn together by a common bond of military service. One purpose of our Society is to review the written works of our members. From our recent book reviews, which can be found on this website, we’ve selected the following as our 2013 Spring Recommended Reading List:
No One Else to Kill by Bob Doerr
I'm new to MWSA membership. I've just finished a memoir of my career in the Air Force, 1980 - 2000. Yeah, I'm a Cold War baby, a woman, and a retired support officer. So what I have to say isn't similar to many of the military memoirs today. I wrote In Formation: What the Air Force Taught Me about Holding On and Manning Up because I recognized that even without battles, the military demands courage, of all types. I'm still looking at options regarding publication, but in the meantime I've started a blog. This was my first entry: