Member Books

FICTION

The Good Guys Wore Blue Hats. By Maj. Milton J. Torres, USAF-Ret.
This story is about men and women finding ways to cope with the stress of the Vietnam War in a combat hospital setting. M*A*S*H meets Charlie!
AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (800) 839-8640. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 1-4208-4652-3. 349 pp. $22.95 plus postage.

The Gold Buckle. By Lt. C.E. Gibb, USN-Ret.
Karl Bernstorff is taken from his home in the United States to NAZI Germany in 1938 on the pretense of a vacation. His father keeps him in Germany and eventually Karl is inducted into the SS as a lieutenant. He is soon contacted by an American OSS agent and agrees to spy on the German military for General Eisenhower in exchange for being allowed to return to the United States after the war. Ike gives Karl orders to take charge of the Kommando Team and steal the Allied Battle Plans for Normandy in order to ensure that Hitler receives a fake set of plans.
BookSurge Publishing, 5341 Dorchester Road, Suite 16, North Charleston, SC 29418. (866) 308-6235. www.booksurge.com. ISBN 1-4196-1749-4. 229 pp. $16.99 plus postage.

Steel Shards. By Col. Bidwell Moore, USA-Ret.
This is a wartime novel that relates the adventures of a young soldier, Captain Kimbro Sawyer, who fights on the side of the Allied Forces in the Second World War. A sensitive and observant individual, Sawyer observes relationships between people from different countries during wartime. He realizes that though people from different countries and cultures may be different in many ways, they share many common concerns and feelings. With no prejudice or preconceived notions, this book examines human relations during the difficult time of war.
AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (800) 839-8640. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 1403376328. 696 pp. $35.95 plus postage.

NON-FICTION

Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. By Lt. Col. Cal Taylor, USAF-Ret.
A comprehensive history of the 50 Douglas C-133s, this book details design, development, and flight testing. Topical chapters cover ICBM airlift and NASA support, employment during the Vietnam War, special missions, and analysis of the ten C-133 losses. Other chapters detail units, post USAF use, and the never-built C-132.
Firstfleet Publishers, 2154 Beverly Beach Drive, NW, Olympia, WA 98502. (360) 866-9696. www.angelfire.com. ISBN 0-9776768-0-X. 420 pp. $38.00 postpaid

Muscle and Manliness: The Rise of Sport in American Boarding Schools. By Lt. Axel Bundgaard, USNR-Ret.
Bundgaard has produced a meaningful work on the important but little-told history of interschool athletics, exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school.
Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse, NY 13244-5290. (800) 365-8929. www.syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu. ISBN 0-8156-3082-4. 223 pp. $34.45 postpaid.

Operation Revelation: A Teen’s Script to Earth’s Final Curtain. By Capt. Bernie L. Calaway, USN-Ret., and Jan Roadarmel Ledford.
Designed expressly for the teens themselves, this book’s evangelistic appeal makes it ideal not only for teenaged Christians (including those new to the faith), but also any who are seeking spiritual roots. The book includes a leader’s guide so that the material can be taught as a youth study if desired.
PublishAmerica, P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705. (301) 695-1707. www.publishamerica.com. ISBN 1-4241-1657-0. 195 pp. $19.95 plus postage.

PTF: Passing the Flame. By Lt. Col. Dick Jonas, USAF-Ret.
The aim of this book, along with its predecessor and the associated CD albums, is to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of the warrior musician. They are the people who create and perform primarily what are known as fighter pilot songs. This book contains the words and the backgrounds to the songs from albums 7 through13 available from Erosonic.
Erosonic, P.O. Box 1226, Chino Valley, AZ 86323-1226. (928) 636-2259. www.erosonic.com. ISBN 0-9657189-1-3. 240 pp.

Georgia Boy II: By Col. Speedy Peede, USAF-Ret.
These are a collection of poems written by Peede over a period of 60 years, while serving 30 years in the Air Force and 20-plus years as a stock broker in Melbourne, Fla.
AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (800) 839-8640. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 1-4184-9368-6. 140 pp. $16.75 plus postage.

On Falcon’s Wings: An Intrepid Generation. By Col. John C. Scharfen, USMC-Ret.
Scharfen presents the inspiring and humorous recollections of the achievement, patriotism, and heroism of residents of the Falcons Landing Air Force Retired Officers Community located in Loudoun County, Va.
iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68512. (800) 288-4677. www.iuniverse.com. ISBN 0-595-37174-4. 314 pp. 22.95 plus postage.

MEMOIRS

Laughs from Nam: Foxhole Humor. By Lt. Col. Robert N. Leary, USA-Ret.
Laughs from Nam contains 17 short stories about true events with humorous components in which the author was involved. The stories poke fun at the author as well as many of the great guys he served with. There is some understandable dark humor in several stories, considering the abnormal environment of infantry combat.
Publish America, P.O. Box 151 Frederick, MD 21701. (301)695-1707. www.publishamerica.com. ISBN 1-4137-8722-3. 84 pp. $14.95 postpaid.

Another Day in Which to Excel. By Col. Paul A. Barber, USAF-Ret.
From the throes of a Mid-west tornado to world-shaking events at the Pentagon and White House, this inspirational story tells of a barefoot Kansas farm boy growing up during the Great Depression and World War II, then following his dream. He becomes an Air Force pilot, commands a flying unit, and with a simple statement, “Another day in which to excel,” challenges himself, his aircrews, and his family to be their very best.
AuthorHouse, 1663 Liberty Drive Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403. (800) 839-8640. www.authorhouse.com. ISBN 1-4208-4624-8. 387 pp. $30.25 plus postage.

Fifteen Incredible Years 1930-1945: History As I Saw It. By Maj. Stanley L. DeGeer, USAF-Ret.
DeGeer tells the story of what happened to him during the dramatic years of 1930 through 1945.
Peak Publishing Company, 6118 Edith Blvd., Unit 107, Albuquerque, MN 87107. (506) 345-6776. ISBN 0-9626279-4-4. 54 pp. $10.00 postpaid.