David Corley
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How far will America go to win the Vietnam War?Torn by terrible loss, an American pilot finds distraction when he develops a new weapon that could change the war in Vietnam. As it appears in the night sky, the terrified Viet Cong call it "dragon." Will it be enough or is it already too late?After enemy torpedo boats attack the US Destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, President Johnson decides to expand the war and bomb North Vietnam. When a second...
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Can Saigon survive the communist onslaught?Helicopters swarm as sporadic explosions and gunfire reverberate throughout the capital. Panic engulfs the streets filled with civilians. A desperate dash to flee before the fall. The South Vietnamese military hangs on by a thread, buying time for the people.Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops wash over the city in unstoppable waves. Communist soldiers advance toward the presidential palace, their faces...
3) Chaos of War
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In the simmering chaos of the Vietnam War, truth and trust are battlefield casualties. A seasoned sniper sees potential in a recruit with mystifying skills, until a fateful ambush breeds suspicion of a mole. To expose the potential traitor means venturing deeper into perilous enemy territory, unsure who will survive. Meanwhile, a daring photojournalist chases rumors of covert operations along the Cambodian border. But shadowy forces mark her for elimination...
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As the Cold War gains momentum, the world comes dangerously close to a nuclear holocaust during the Suez Crisis… Ushered into power by a military coup, the boldness of Egyptian President Nasser knows no bounds. His once great nation is destitute, his people without hope. To set things right, he will risk all and defy the world. He will take back what rightfully belongs to Egypt – the Suez Canal. Handpicked to succeed Churchill, Prime Minister...
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After several victories, the French Army is dealt its first major defeat by Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh rebels. Cautious, China and Russia wait in the wings, watching America's resolve. Nobody wants World War III. With the French desperately short on troops, weapons, and aircraft, America must wrestle with how deeply to become involved in the growing conflict. Newly elected congressman and war hero, John F. Kennedy goes on a fact-finding mission...
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He is a trusted war hero… or so they think?It's inevitable - civil war - the end of an empire and the rise of a nation. But first, the rebels have to defeat their master and win their freedom. Only one thing stands in their way - an entire brigade of French paratroopers and a ruthless general willing to do whatever it takes to crush the resistance.How far will the French go to save their empire?The leaders of the resistance hide in the Casbah -...
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How far will an American sniper go to save the lives of his fellow soldiers? Is there a line he will not cross?CIA officer Rene Granier heads up a covert team of specialists out to hunt down and annihilate the very heart of the Viet Cong. Will their merciless tactics shorten the war? Will it be worth the price?In 1966, the Vietnam War rages with no end in sight. The Americans try everything in their power to stop the flow of arms to the Viet Cong...
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As the American military continues its withdrawal from Vietnam, the CIA steps up its covert operations and training of Cambodian troops. New weapons are developed to stop the communists. With its powerful cannons, the Spectre gunship proves to be a deadly force capable of destroying any weapon or vehicle the communists can field and ensures that reinforced bunkers are no longer a safe haven.Realizing the survival of their country will soon be in their...
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Most soldiers follow, some lead. This one hunts… He is a breed apart. He doesn't judge. Judging is for others. When the crosshairs of his rifle's scope settle, a life ends. He doesn't miss. Missing is for shavetails and greenhorns. He can survive for weeks in the harshest jungle. Silent and invisible, his prey never sees him coming and never hears the bullet that kills them.Sergeant Rene Granier is the sniper in an elite unit of OSS operatives known...
10) Cry Havoc
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JFK is losing the war before it even starts. Something has to be done… The South Vietnamese are turning against their own government. Protests are daily events. Even the military is questioning its orders to put down the civilian demonstrations. With the ever-increasing rise of violent factions, it seems Diem is the only leader that can hold South Vietnam together. But even he goes too far when he attacks the temples and imprisons the Buddhist monks...
11) Momentum of War
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In 1954, the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh and his followers.Within months of the final battle, North and South Vietnam were divided.Peace didn't last long.How far would covert operatives and world leaders go to reunite the country… and how far would some go to keep it apart?Based on true events, this is the cloak-and-dagger battle between the American CIA, the Viet Minh, the French 2nd Bureau, and a gang of notorious river pirates for the...
12) A Savage Joy
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It's called the "Black Widow", a CIA gunship with three high-speed Gatling guns tasked with interdicting North Vietnamese weapon and supply convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It has no insignias or markings. Painted black it is invisible in the night's sky… until it strikes. The communist troops call it a "dragon" because of its red tongues of fire that reach down from the heavens and consume whatever they touch. Officially the Black Widow doesn't...
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One bullet could start a war or prevent it. His bullet…Granier is CIA. A sniper and the leader of an elite paramilitary team stationed in Saigon. Nothing will stop him from completing his mission - blocking the Viet Minh rebels from overrunning the South. Ambush, sabotage, and assassination are part of his bag of dirty tricks. But anything is allowed as long as they don't get caught. He has no remorse. Remorse is for others.Before American soldiers...
14) Flames of War
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Something has changed, and not in a good way. For the first time, the communists are holding territory that they have captured near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. It could be that the leaders in Hanoi want to secure supply and reinforcement routes into South Vietnam… or it could be something far more nefarious.The communists' new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage their enemy in a large-scale,...
15) Kennedy's War
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A war and a president that changed America forever…Newly elected President John F. Kennedy is faced with numerous global events spiraling out of control – aggressive communist expansion, the nuclear arms race, the descending iron curtain, a clandestine invasion of Cuba, and, of course, Vietnam teetering on civil war.Kennedy, a strong believer in espionage and paramilitary operations, is determined to minimize American military involvement whenever...
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He thought the world would stand idle. He thought wrong…Three nations conspire and invade Egypt in a trumped-up war. Bombs fall on Cairo. Thousands of civilians die by the day. The old empires want what was once theirs – the canal. They seem unstoppable, but are they?A Prime Minister is filled with hubris, bent on destroying the Egyptian army and overthrowing their upstart leader - Nassar. His nation's honor, his elite commandos, his legacy,...
17) Cafe Wars
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Freedom. How far would you go to win yours? Algeria and France 1954. After the Viet Minh triumph over the French at Dien Bien Phu, Algerian rebels seize the moment and rise in rebellion. But Algeria is not Indochina; it is considered part of the homeland, and the French are determined to keep it. French paratroopers once again lead the fight and find this is no ordinary enemy. The rebels attack from the shadows but live in plain sight in the Casbah,...
18) Twilight of War
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By the summer of 1973, US combat troops have withdrawn leaving only a handful of American advisors and CIA operatives to assist South Vietnam's struggle for survival. The country's fate hangs by a thread as a massive Communist invasion from the North looms. Abandoned by America, South Vietnam's dispirited generals cede the frontier, awaiting attack against the cities and the Mekong Delta's rice fields.Unwilling to desert their allies, weathered CIA...
19) We Stand Alone
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A Novel Based on a True Story of the Siege of Dien Bien Phu It wasn't his war… not yet. The American pilot, Tom Coyle, had already fought in two wars and had no desire to fight in a third when he was hired by the French Airforce to fly cargo missions. "No combat, just cargo" was what the contract read. His job was high pay and low risk when compared to the bomber missions he flew in World War II and Korea… and that was way he wanted keep it. All...
20) The Uncivil War
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All-out war edges closer...Taking the fight to the sea, the Americans attempt to cut off the weapons and supplies flowing to the Viet Cong. Colonel Lansdale's paramilitary teams are up to their old tricks executing multiple raids and demoralizing the North.The Viet Cong struggle to combat helicopters and warplanes flown by covert American pilots. Losing ground to South Vietnamese forces, the VC's war-proven tactics do not work against the new technology....