I picked up the first book in the Mac Wingate Series by Bryan Swift at my local used book store.  This is one of those early 80s paperbacks so it stinks (not the content, the actual book).  The cover price is very low on this book so the store just threw it in with my [...]

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I’m not exactly sure if you are supposed to go to Glacier Falls.  There were some trees across the trail (if you can call it that), but it was certainly worth it.  Glacier Falls is after Alberta Falls and on the trail towards Mills Lake.  Alberta Falls is below Glacier Falls on the river and [...]

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In The Broker by John Grisham, the President provides a presidential pardon to an ex-Washington power broker who has been in Federal prison. Joel Backman has too much classified information regarding a CIA surveillance system that could be devastating in the wrong hands. The president is assured that the whereabouts of Mr. Backman will be [...]

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Tide of Victory is the 3rd book in the Soldiers of War series by William Reed. This book follows the 40th Infantry Division of California’s National Guard. Even more specifically this book follows the 160th Infantry Regiment and Black Jack Company. The company heads through the battle for the Philippines Islands and Luzon and then [...]

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The Soldiers of War Series follows American GIs in World War II. Each book takes one division or regiment and follows them through the war’s battles. These books have been pretty hard for me to find, but I really enjoy them.
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Tide of Victory Book III – California

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Wrath of the Mountain Man is the 32nd book of the Last Mountain Man series by William W. Johnstone. In this book Pearlie is struck down by a rattler. Smoke Jensen and Cal take him to the closest town with a doctor. While Pearlie is recovering, the sheriff who holds a grudge against Smoke railroads [...]

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Black Order is a Sigma Force novel by James Rollins. This is the second Rollins book I have read and I am now a huge fan. His heroes are much like a Clive Cussler or Matt Reiley hero. In this book, components have the Sigma Force team are all over the world and they must [...]

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The Judas Strain by James Rollins is a modern thriller. I have found a new author. In this book, Sigma Force (a secret spy/special forces unit within DARPA), takes on a strange disease in the South Pacific islands. Sigma Force’s nemisis, The Guild, is also after solving the riddle. Throw in a mystery regarding Marco [...]

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Matt Jensen: The Last Mountain Man Series by William W. Johnstone with J. A. Johnstone is a series about Smoke Jensen’s adopted son, Matt Jensen.  This is interesting because as far as I know, Matt Jensen appeared after William W. Johnstone’s death, but the books are written in the same spirit as the original Last [...]

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Zulu Plus Ten is the fifth book in the Talon Force Series by Cliff Garnet.  In this book, the team must head to Guam to investigate missing women.  Tracking down the disappearances takes the team to the tunnels of Iwo Jima and Mt. Suribachi.  They must also deal with some Japanese shoguns along the way.

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