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Burke’s Mandarin, Bob Burke Action-Adventure Thriller #5 On $0.99 Kindle Pre-Order Price

July 31, 2021 by William F. Brown 1 Comment

From Now until the book is published next month, you can get a pre-order copy copy for $0.99 and have it sent to you when the book comes out next month. After that day, the price goes up to normal. Grab a Pre-Order

Bullets, Bombs, and Mayhem! COMING SOON! Burke’s Mandarin, Bob Burke #5

A Chinese spymaster in DC stealing US Special Ops war plans, a nest of Chinese agents inside Fort Bragg, a Chinese Navy task force headed into the South China Sea to create mischief, and they just shot up Bob Burke’s new pickup truck. Trouble’s brewing in Sherwood Forest, and it isn’t a pot of green tea.

Mild-mannered and slight of build, this telecommunications company executive is easily dismissed as the “phone guy.” But after four tours running ‘special operations’ missions in Iraq and the rugged mountains of Afghanistan as an Army Ranger and Delta Force commander, he’s one of the most lethal killers the US government ever produced.

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A young Chinese American Captain’s family is under the gun and there’s little the Army or the FBI can do about it, when The Ghost gets the call, he and ‘Ace’ Randall don’t hesitate. Time to bring out the Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifles, turn The Geeks loose, and call in some Delta pals from Fort Bragg. This time, a possible world war is at stake in the South Pacific and it wouldn’t be fair to leave The Merry men out of the fun, would it?

Looking for a good beach book or something to curl up with in front of the fire, this fast-moving conspiracy thriller is from the author of Burke’s War, Burke’s Gamble, Burke’s Revenge, Burke’s Samovar, The Undertaker, Amongst My Enemies, Thursday at Noon, Winner Lose All, and Aim True, My Brothers, with over 600 Kindle 5-Star Reviews. Enjoy!

YOU CAN NOW GET THE OUR VIETNAM WARS SERIES, VOL 1-4 AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

January 6, 2021 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

It took some doin’, but my Our Vietnam Wars series, Volumes 1-4, have now been published in paperback by IngramSpark, a distributor to most Public Library systems in the country. Acquisitions by libraries are usually controlled by the librarians and run through various co-ops and suppliers, of which IngramSpark is one. They use both the title and the ISBN number to identify books. To get it in your local library, ask your librarian to order them from IngramSpark. The books have been a great help to veterans of all services by showing they are not alone. Get copies in your library to help spread the word. The books are brand new to the system. They may not be in their lists or catalogues yet, but they can be ordered by the ISBN.

Our Vietnam Wars, Volume 1: ISBN: 978-1087-93548-5

Our Vietnam Wars, Volume 2: ISBN: 978-1087-93595-9

Our Vietnam Wars, Volume 3: ISBN: 978-1087-93598-0

Our Vietnam Wars, Volume 4: ISBN: 978-1087-93608-6

All four books are also available in Kindle e-books, Amazon paperback, and Audible audiobooks.

Want to know what Vietnam was really like? Real stories told by real people, in their own words, 100 veterans, men and women, caught up in an all too real war. From the Delta to the DMZ, come walk in their boots. If you were there, you understand. If you weren’t, grab a copy and you will, because they’re like Doritos. Try a few and you won’t be able to stop. 252 photographs and 4.7 Stars on over 300 customer reviews.

As we all knew, Vietnam was all about luck, good or bad. And there were hundreds of different wars depending on where you were, the year you were there, your service, branch, unit, rank, job, and race. Whether we were truck drivers, helicopter pilots, infantryman, clerk typists, medics, engineers, MPs, sailors out on Yankee station, artillerymen, or cooks, from 1956 to 1976 from the Delta to the DMZ, these stories tell who we were, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place, how it changed us, and what we did after we came home. Hopefully, these books will help correct that narrative.

Our Vietnam Wars Vol 4, the Audiobook, is now out. Grab One!

December 5, 2020 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

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The Vietnam War dominated my generation and affected so many lives in so many different ways. Some of us were drafted. Some enlisted. Some became war heroes, intentional or not, but most of us were just trying to survive. Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard, American, Australian, or New Zealanders, Vietnam was all about luck, good or bad. And there were hundreds of different wars depending on where you were, the year you were there, your service, branch, unit, rank, job, and race. Whether we were nurses, helicopter pilots, infantryman, Rangers, clerk typists, combat medics, engineers, MPs, Platoon Leaders, sailors on riverine patrols up the rivers, artillerymen, or cooks, from 1956 to 1976 from the Delta to the DMZ, these stories tell who we were, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place, how it changed us, and what we did after we came home.

Unfortunately, what little our kids and grandkids know of the war comes from books that only focus on one soldier, one unit, and one year, or movies like Oliver Stone’s Platoon and Hamburger Hill, leaving people to think that all we did was crawl through the jungle on the Cambodian border smoking dope. But that wasn’t how most of us spent our year. Hopefully, these books will help correct that narrative.

William F Brown is the author of nine action adventure and suspense novels on Kindle, including the highly successful Bob Burke series, and Our Vietnam Wars, Volumes 1 thru 4, personal stories of the veterans who served there. His ministry and suspense novels include ‘The Undertaker,’ ‘Amongst My Enemies,’ ‘Thursday at Noon,’ ‘Aim True, My Brothers,’ ‘Winner Lose All,’ and ‘The Cold War Trilogy,’ as well as Burke’s War, Burke’s Gamble, and Burke’s Revenge. You can them out on my web site and enjoy!

Happy Veterans Day! Audible finally released Our Vietnam Wars, Vol 3 Audio Book

November 11, 2020 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

Want to know what Vietnam was really like?

Real stories told by real people, in their own words. US, Australian, and New Zealand veterans, men and women, caught up in an all too real war. From the Delta to the DMZ, come walk in their boots. If you were there, you understand. If you weren’t, grab a copy and you will, because they’re like Doritos. Try a few and you won’t be able to stop.

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William F Brown is the author of nine action adventure and suspense novels on Kindle, including the highly successful Bob Burke series, and Our Vietnam Wars, Volumes 1 thru 4, personal stories of the veterans who served there. His ministry and suspense novels include ‘The Undertaker,’ ‘Amongst My Enemies,’ ‘Thursday at Noon,’ ‘Aim True, My Brothers,’ ‘Winner Lose All,’ and ‘The Cold War Trilogy,’ as well as Burke’s War, Burke’s Gamble, and Burke’s Revenge. You can them out on my web site and enjoy!

All 4 Volumes of Our Vietnam Wars Are Now in the Amazon Vietnam Wars Top 50

May 29, 2020 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

Volume 4 of Our Vietnam Wars has now joined the first three volumes in the top 50 of the Amazon and Kindle books on the Vietnam War. That is a real plus and shows the extent to which these stories of now 240 Vietnam veterans contained in the four volumes have resonated with readers, both veterans and nonveterans. These are not “war books.” They are the stories of the men and women who served, where they came from, their background and training, their experiences and memories during their time in Vietnam, and most importantly, but they did after they came home.

These are real stories told by real people, in their own words, 100 veterans, men and women, caught up in an all too real war. From the Delta to the DMZ, come walk in their boots. If you were there, you understand. If you weren’t, grab a copy and you will, because they’re like Doritos. Try a few and you won’t be able to stop.

The Vietnam War dominated my generation and affected so many lives in so many different ways. Some of us were drafted. Some enlisted. Some became war heroes, intentional or not, but most of us were just trying to survive. Most books on the war, and there are many good ones, only tell one persons experiences in one unit during one year. These books do much more. Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard, American, Australian, or New Zealanders, Vietnam was all about luck, good or bad. And there were hundreds of different wars depending on where you were, the year you were there, your service, branch, unit, rank, job, and race. Whether we were nurses, helicopter pilots, infantryman, Rangers, clerk typists, combat medics, engineers, MPs, Platoon Leaders, sailors on riverine patrols up the rivers, artillerymen, or cooks, from 1956 to 1976 from the Delta to the DMZ, these stories tell who we were, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place, how it changed us, and what we did after we came home.

Check them out. I think you’ll find them the most important books will read this year.

William F Brown is the author of nine action adventure and suspense novels on Kindle, including the highly successful Bob Burke series, and Our Vietnam Wars, Volumes 1 thru 4, personal stories of the veterans who served there. His ministry and suspense novels include ‘The Undertaker,’ ‘Amongst My Enemies,’ ‘Thursday at Noon,’ ‘Aim True, My Brothers,’ ‘Winner Lose All,’ and ‘The Cold War Trilogy,’ as well as Burke’s War, Burke’s Gamble, and Burke’s Revenge. You can check them out on my web site https://billbrownthrillernovels.com/ and enjoy!

Our Vietnam Wars Volume 3 –Coming Soon to a Kindle Near You! Be Looking

September 21, 2019 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

Want to know what the Vietnam War was really like? These are not war stories per se. They are still more stories of the men and women who served there — real people, real stories; Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, US, Aussies, and KiWis from New Zealand. Some volunteered, some were drafted, some were heroes, but most were just trying to survive. See what it was like, through their experiences and over 160 photographs. It is a read you won’t forget. Bill Brown

Our Vietnam Wars is on a $0.99 Kindle Sale Today. Grab One!

April 6, 2018 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

I’ve cut the price on my new non-fiction book Our Vietnam Wars from $5.99 to $0.99 for a couple of days so that even more people can read these amazing stories and better understand what the Vietnam experience was like to those of us who served there.

It has been ranked #1 in mew Military Fiction, #1 in books on the Vietnam War, #1 in books on Veterans, and has 4.8 Stars on 48 Amazon Reviews. This could be the most important book you’ll read this year. It isn’t another war book. It is a book about people, and it contains the personal stories of 100 Vietnam Veterans who served there.

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, from the late 1950s to 1975 we served from the Delta to the DMZ, and from Thailand to Yankee Station in the South China Sea. Infantry grunts, truck drivers, medics, helicopter pilots, nurses, clerk typists, jet pilots, mechanics, staff officers, repairmen, artillerymen, B-52 bombardiers, MPs, and doctors, we were black, white, and Hispanic, male and female. We were only in our teens and early twenties, but our stories continue to resonate through the years.

Breaking down the stereotypes, they tell who we were, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place and how Vietnam changed us, and what we did after we came home.

We are fading into history, but our stories resonate even more today. They tell who we were, where we came from, the jobs we did, our memories of that time and place, how it changed us, and what we did when we came home. The book is also available in paperback on the book site. Grab a copy of either version, you won’t regret it.

This is the tenth book I’ve written and published on Amazon and Kindle, none of which are action-adventure suspense novels.

“Our Vietnam Wars” has 4.8 Stars. Find Out Why

March 30, 2018 by William F. Brown Leave a Comment

With personal interviews with 100 veterans — men and women who served there — Our Vietnam Wars is resonating in the vet community. It now has 4.8 Stars on Kindle, on 40 Reviews; and 4.5 Stars on 30 Reviews with the tougher crowd over at GoodReads. Take a look and see why.

It is currently the #1 new book in military history, #2 In books on the Vietnam War, and #2 in books on Veterans Affairs. Check out some of the reviews on the Kindle book site and you will see why.

I know the interview process was very therapeutic for many of the vets I talked to. From the comments others have left in their reviews, the book has been equally valuable to many vets who have read it. One wrote, “Now I know I’m not alone.” There are many similar posted comments. The thought that my book is doing some good for my fellow vets has been very humbling to an old suspense novel writer like me. Clearly, the book and its stories have struck a chord with many vets, and their spouses and children.

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