The historical novel set in the years leading to World War II chronicles the lives of two men who were instrumental in providing the tactics and the crucial amphibious landing craft that made the US victorious in its Pacific island campaign.
Blue Water, Red Blood relates the story of two Americans, Holland Smith and Don Roebling, who were instrumental in winning the World War II island battles in the Pacific. A novel that features more history than fiction, the book’s roots are in the terrible Florida 1928 Okeechobee killer hurricane. Roebling developed the amphibious tractor that made Smith’s military plans a reality. The machine was developed and manufactured here in Florida and made war’s most dangerous event, frontal assault against a fortified beach, possible.
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The historical novel set in the years leading to World War II chronicles the lives of two men who were instrumental in providing the tactics and the crucial amphibious landing craft that made the US victorious in its Pacific island campaign.
Fifth Book of the Southern Swallow Series. Nan Ya and his crew take a final adventure into a mythical Chinese universe and become entangled in court intrigue.
Book I of Southern Swallow Series – 12th Century scholar Li K'ai-men takes command of his first official assignments during a time of political unrest and barbarian invasions.
Book I of Southern Swallow Series – 12th Century scholar Li K'ai-men takes command of his first official assignments during a time of political unrest and barbarian invasions.
