Since today is Memorial Day I thought I would compile a list of free Amazon book downloads that involve military stories, both fiction and non-fiction. As always Amazon prices will and do change in an instant so you will want to hurry for this great price!
The Last Jump: A Novel of World War II by John E. Nevola
The Last Jump is a war story, a mystery, a love tale, and a tribute to the people who won World War II. Fact and fiction intermix seamlessly to unravel a secret passionately guarded by four aging soldiers. The reader is transported back in time to an imperfect America, with all is incredible virtues and vexing shortcomings, struggling with racial and gender issues while fighting for its very survival. It was a time when Americans stood shoulder to shoulder to free the world from tyranny. It celebrates the spirit and courage of ordinary citizens pitted against the militaristic regimes of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It was a time when the sons of presidents and senators served, fought, suffered and died alongside average Americans and famous celebrities.
J.P. Kilroy, a middle-aged divorced journalist, regrets ignoring his mother’s deathbed request. Even her last letter, which told of the existence of a mysterious family secret, did not motivate him to reconcile with the father who left them 30 years ago. When he receives an invitation from the White House to attend a Medal of Honor awards ceremony for African-Americans, he also discovers his estranged father recently passed away.
Was the secret now lost forever?
Kilroy also discovers that four aging veterans, the only links to the past, not only know the secret but swore an oath never to reveal it. They are the free-spirited Sky Johnson, a rough and tumble paratrooper, Frank West, the studious company commander, Harley Tidrick, Omaha Beach veteran and cousin of his father’s best wartime buddy, and Lincoln Abraham, the only living black honoree at the ceremony.
With the aid of Cynthia Powers, an alluring Army press liaison, Kilroy accepts the challenge to cajole the veterans into revealing the mystery. Their conversations take him back in time to a country in grave danger but a country as united as never before or since. But the old warriors stubbornly resist until the last one passes on and Kilroy’s hopes are dashed. But one reaches from beyond the grave to identify the only other person who has the answer and Kilroy races death to reach her. And a shocking conclusion awaits him, if only he can get there in time!
A portion of the proceeds are donated to assist families of the fallen.
Forgotten Soldiers What Happened to Jacob Walden by Warren Martin
A Veteran of the Cold War and Green Beret, Warren Martin served 21-years in the United States Army and has blended his knowledge and experiences with imagination and historical events to create an exciting and compelling Cold War Mystery. Warren was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1956. His father Sam was from the Front Royal area of Virginia and was in the Army, stationed in England when he met Warren’s mother Agnes who was from Ireland. His parents divorced in 1962 and Agnes returned to Ireland taking Warren with her where they lived in the Kilkenny County area until 1966. In 1966 Warren returned to the New York City with his mother, and although his parents remained divorced he was reunited with his father. Warren attended St. Stephens of Hungary Elementary School and Power Memorial Academy High School where he was known by many as “Irish” and “Marty.” He ran track on his High School Championship Track Team while also taking Taekwondo Karate at Moon Su Lee Karate School in Astoria, and working as a delivery boy for D’Agostino Supermarket at Lexington and 75th in Manhattan. In 1975 Warren joined the Army, met his wife Debbie, had three children and traveled extensively as a military family. While in the Army Warren served in the Infantry, Military Police and the majority of his career in Special Forces. After retiring from the Army Warren transitioned into business and worked for Domino’s Pizza as a Regional Manager in Seattle, Philadelphia, and later became a Domino’s Pizza Franchisee. Warren has earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New York, an MBA from the University of Michigan-Flint, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Business and Organizational Leadership. He currently resides in St. Louis Missouri with his wife Debbie of 35 years and is pursuing writing, research, teaching, and support of fraternal, charitable and other organizations.
Patriot Acts by Jim Kies and Gene Frazer
In the remote fields of North Dakota in 1966 a questioning college student’s search for answers about America’s involvement in the Vietnam War leads him into a world of intrigue and danger. After discovering two mysterious strangers posing as farmers, he is consumed by the need to know the story of their dark past during World War II and the reason for their presence in America. While uncovering their secrets in his search for clarity, he discovers that most of history is recorded in shades of gray. Forced to confront his own feelings about the draft, the morality of war, and the conflict between society and the individual, he finds himself questioning his country, his beliefs and his faith in humanity.