January Member Books

NON-FICTION

Finishing Business: 10 Steps to Defeat Global Terror. By Cmdr. Harlan K. Ullman, USN-Ret.
This book completes the work of the 9/11 Commission, expanding its specific intelligence recommendations into a comprehensive strategic action plan to defeat global terror at home and abroad. A national security and homeland defense expert known for his uncompromising honesty and integrity, Ullman warns that the United States is mistakenly fighting a war it does not understand, waging it with flawed objectives in the wrong places, against the wrong people, and with the wrong tools. He predicts that we will not be safe until we understand that terror is only a tactic. The real threat comes from its underlying causes and political motivations.
Naval Institute Press, 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402. (800) 233-8764. www.navalinstitute.org. ISBN 1-59114-906-1. 272 pp. $29.95 plus postage.

If It’s Broken, You Can Fix It: Overcoming Dysfunction in the Workplace. By Lt. Tom E. Jones, USN-Ret.
This easy-to-read book provides ready-to-use tools to strike at the heart of dysfunction and a blueprint to overcome it. Jones provides a handy checklist of 20 dysfunctional behaviors. Use it as an action plan for restoring functionality to your workplace. Through colorful stories and illustrated models, aspiring leaders learn how to point misguided followers in the right direction.
WORx Publishing, 5555 N. West Avenue, #133, Fresno, CA 93711. (800) 604-9227. www.worxpublishing.com. ISBN 0-9649080-2-6. 204 pp. $17.95 plus postage.

Help! I’m Surrounded by Idiots: A workplace survival guide. By Lt. Tom E. Jones, USN-Ret.
From the very first page, Jones discusses sophisticated concepts and complex relationships with water-cooler simplicity. Jones tells you, in plain non-consultant-speak English, where to start, what to do, and how to create the kind of rapport with colleagues that makes companies great and careers stellar.
WORx Publishing, 5555 N. West Avenue, #133, Fresno, CA 93711. (800) 604-9227. www.worxpublishing.com. ISBN 0-9649080-3-4. 152 pp. $17.95 plus postage.

Jim’s Journey: A Wake Island Civilian POW’s Story. By Cmdr. L.A. Magnino, USN-Ret.
This is the story of Jim Allen and those events in his life that prepared him to endure and survive 1,354 days of imprisonment after his capture by the Imperial Japanese Navy in December 1941. Held in Japanese POW camps in China, Korea, and Japan, Allen survived to see the brutal war and his personal nightmare finally end only to come home one of the many forgotten civilian heroes suffering from a variety of hidden diseases.
Hellgate Press, P.O. Box 3727, Central Point, OR 97502-0032. (541) 245-6502. www.hellgatepress.com. ISBN 1-55571-626-1. 352 pp. $24.95 plus postage.

Old Ironsides: Eagle of the Sea, the Story of the USS Constitution. By Col David Fitz-Enz, USA-Ret.
This is the story of the oldest war ship afloat in the world, the venerable frigate U.S.S. Constitution. Fitz-Enz tells the complete history of this treasure, from its “breech” birth in 1797 to recent an ongoing restoration efforts. He describes how this 44-gun warship, so powerful and immense that even the Royal Navy had to modify their actions against her, was salvaged from the destruction of the sea by the incredible intrigue and generosity of the American people.
Taylor Trade Publishing, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706. (301) 459-3366. www.roman.com. ISBN 1-58979-160-6. 272 pp. $28.95 plus potage.

Pacific Ocean Campaign: 1842-1844. Researched and edited by Lt. Cmdr L. Stuart Taylor and Mary Kline Rose.
More than 160 years ago, Edward W. Taylor penned this extraordinary journal while experiencing real life adventures as an observant young marine. His notes captured an early Victorian world of naval personnel and townspeople in 19th century Peru, Hawaii, Chile, Society Islands, Mexico, and California. Recognized for its significance, Taylor’s diary has now been fully researched and edited for publication.
Rose Wind Press, 1701 Broadway #345, Vancouver, WA 98663. (360) 896-9954. www.rosewindpress.com. ISBN 0-9631232-8-9. 191 pp. $35.00 postpaid.

The Family of Bennie Gray Halsted & Alpha Arvilla Ohlhausen: Their Ancestors and Descendents. By Maj. Benjamin Donald Halsted, USAF-Ret.
Halsted’s book tells the story, history and genealogy of the Halsted and Ohlhausen families for 588 years in England, Germany, and the North American Colonies from about 1635, including the Revolutionary and Civil wars. There are over 200 pictures. It also presents the origins and history of the Halsted and Ohlhausen names, and some history of both families back to about 1100.
Windmill City Publishers. Contact the author at 6536 Lincolnshire Way, Abilene, TX, 79606-5109. (325) 695-7722. bhalsted@juno.com. ISBN 0-7949725-3-3. 336 pp. $50.00 postpaid.

Winning Modern Wars: Iraq, Terrorism, and the American Empire. By Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA-Ret.
Clark’s book explains how the war in Iraq was waged, when the plans for the war were made, and why he believes the invasion succeeded while the occupation unraveled.
PublicAffairs, 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1321, NY, NY 10107. (212)397-6666 x234. www.publicaffairsbooks.com. ISBN 1-58648-277-7. 240 pp. 15.00 plus postage.

U.S.S. Red Rover: Civil War Hospital Ship. By Cmdr. William L. Dike, USN-Ret.
U.S.S. Red Rover, as a hospital ship, may seem rather primitive compared to modern medical facilities, including modern hospital ships. Her story, however, is of significant consequence as it relates at least three military and medical advances: the use of African-American personnel in the military, the establishment of nursing with the Sisters of the Holy Cross being the forerunners of the Navy Nurse Corps, and the utilization of a maritime vessel for the first time as a hospital ship. This narrative relates, from official records and related sources, the dynamics that enabled this transformation to come to fruition. Well known is the fact that the development of ironclads during the Civil War was a major advance in modern warfare. Less well known, but equally significant, are the advances resulting from the utilization of Red Rover as our first hospital ship. This narrative tells that story in well-documented detail.
PublishAmerica, P.O. Box 151, Frederick, MD 21705. (301) 695-1707. www.publishamerica.com. ISBN 1-4137-1488-9. 68 pp. $16.50 postpaid.

Hell Above. By Cmdr. Richard H. May, USNR-Ret.
Join Navy fighter ace and test pilot in his Hellcat cockpit as he and seven other Hellcats attack 44 Japanese fighters – and more. This book offers the reader deadly combat in aerial gunnery, dive bombing, and strafing, several thrilling test flights, and many other exciting flights.
Goose River Press, 3400 Friendship Road, Waldoboro, ME 04572. (207) 832-6665. www.gooseriverpress.com. ISBN 1-930648-81-2. 183 pp. 16.95 postpaid.

FICTION

Present Danger. By Lt. Col. William J. Buchanan, USAF-Ret.
America’s hottest pilot is taking the Air Force’s new top-secret spy plane on a final test flight. One moonlit night, plane and pilot mysteriously crash in the South Pacific. At stake: a mission that could change the course of world warfare, the outcome of a presidential election, and the honor of the Air Force.
University of New Mexico Press, MSC01, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001. (800) 249-7737. www.unmpress.com. ISBN 0-8263-3329-X. 224 pp. $14.95 plus postage.

Tale Spinners. By Col. Jack Giannini, USAF-Ret.
After spending 30 years in the Air Force and 27 practicing family law, Giannini had picked up many stories. He has selected 13 to share. Though he has fictionalized them, they all have a speck of truth.
Bach & Associates, P.O. Box 8333, Belleville, IL 62220. ISBN 0-9718126-0-8. 127 pp. $11.47 postpaid.

MEMOIRS

Win, Draw, Lose. By Col. Donald S. Aines, USA-Ret.
From combat with the 9th Infantry Division during the closing weeks of World War II in Europe to service with HQ USARV in Vietnam., Aines’ memoir covers his military career of nearly 30 years. He saw service during the Korean War with the engineering battalion of the 1st Cavalry; four years with the 1st Infantry Division in Europe and the U.S.; and with the Army Security Agency in Turkey. His final assignment was as chief of the Army Casualty Division during the release of the POW/MIA’s at the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
Maverick Publications, 63324 Nels Anderson Road, Bend OR 97701. (800) 800-4831. www.mavbooks.com. ISBN 0-9760223-0-3. 209 pp. $24.00 postpaid.