Hi Sgt. Dunn readers!
I'm delighted to share with you the cover for Sgt. Dunn Novel #22, Careless Enemies, created by David M. Jones (Jonesy).
I plan to release the book this coming Monday or Tuesday (5/11 or 5/12).
Book description coming soon here.
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt, December 8th, 1941 speech before Congress asking them to declare war on the Empire of Japan. The vote was unanimous in the Senate, 82-0, and 388-1 in the House.
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Eighty-four years ago, on this date, and on the same day of the week, Sunday, the Empire of Japan, without warning and without declaring war, attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor.
At 7:55 am, Hawaii time (12:55 pm EST), the attack began. The result of the sinister attack was the death of 2,403 people, sailors, soldiers, marines, and civilians, 1,177 of which were on the USS Arizona. As of last year, there are no living survivors of the USS Arizona, the last man, Lou Conter, passed away in April 2024 at the age of 102.
Almost exactly six months later in early June 1942, at the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Navy sent four Japanese carriers to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. All four, the Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, and Soryu were in the task force that attacked Pearl Harbor. From that point on, the war in the Pacific turned in the United States' favor. It was still bloody and difficult, but the U.S. prevailed just over three years later.
Hi Sgt. Dunn readers!
I'm delighted to announce the release of Sgt. Dunn Novel #21, Against All Enemies. The description is below. It's now available on Amazon!
Thanks for your support and happy reading!
Against All Enemies Description
U. S. Army Ranger Captain Tom Dunn, recently promoted and
appointed company commander for Ranger Fox Company, continues to lead his
extraordinary men in battle.
Against All Enemies begins just three days after New Enemies ends. Dunn gets unexpected help from a Republic of Korea (ROK, South Korean Army) officer by the name of Kang Sung-ki, who acts as his interpreter just as Bob Schneider did for him in World War II.
The company’s first mission is to investigate the report of fifty North Korean Army soldiers in a village west of the 24th Infantry Division’s new headquarters location in Yeoju, South Korea. Meanwhile, U.S. Air Force pilot, Major Jerry Walsh, leads a squadron of F-84 Thunderjet fighter-bombers on a raid to destroy an important North Korean bridge. How the two meet becomes an exercise in adapting to new circumstances for Dunn and the men.
A combat patrol is ambushed northeast of Yeoju. Dunn and the men mount a rescue operation, but are shocked when they encounter the unbelievable barbarism of the enemy. Can they rescue the American patrol? Can they maintain their humanity after what they’ve seen?
The next mission takes them to yet another valley where an ROK company is facing off with a Chinese force of greater size, and losing men and ground. Dunn’s mission: to bolster the line and overcome the enemy. A surprise awaits the Rangers following the battle. Can Dunn turn it to the advantage of the Allies?
Their most complex mission of the war takes them to a train station, a power substation, and Hill 903. Each target has its own problems and surprises. As part of Operation Falcon, they must capture all three targets of the mission for success.
Visits to the home front provide us with an insight into civilian life in early 1951.
In Against All Enemies, Munsterman continues to show us what the Korean War was like. He masterfully blends historical fact and fiction to give us a captivating story of Tom Dunn and his men. His page-turning action style pulls us into a gripping story showing us again why we were in South Korea, which was to keep free a people who hated communism.
Today is the United States Coast Guard's 235th birthday!
My mom served as a Yeoman 2nd class during World War II. Picture of her in 1945 as Yeoman 3rd class.
Happy summer!
I'm working on edit #3 (of 6) starting today. You can follow my progress to the upper left of this blog.
I'll share the book description in a few days.
