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The Airmen #21
The Beast Cometh: A Vietnam War Novel
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 hanging 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 canvases of the hardships and sacrifices they endured for a war they fought so long. Their final goal within reach – the unification of Vietnam under a communist flag.
Everyone wants out before it’s too late. Money means nothing, gold is everything. Anxious children grip their mothers tightly as they are caught in the human stampede. Unable to keep up, the old are at the mercy of the approaching madness. A father’s eyes search the heavens as a helicopter passes overhead. Maybe this one will carry his family away to safety. Maybe…
Saigon braces for the inevitable in The Beast Cometh , Book 21 in the Airmen Series. Based on historical events and real people. Learn the untold truth.
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 hanging 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 canvases of the hardships and sacrifices they endured for a war they fought so long. Their final goal within reach – the unification of Vietnam under a communist flag.
Everyone wants out before it’s too late. Money means nothing, gold is everything. Anxious children grip their mothers tightly as they are caught in the human stampede. Unable to keep up, the old are at the mercy of the approaching madness. A father’s eyes search the heavens as a helicopter passes overhead. Maybe this one will carry his family away to safety. Maybe…
Saigon braces for the inevitable in The Beast Cometh , Book 21 in the Airmen Series. Based on historical events and real people. Learn the untold truth.
406 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 2, 2024
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About the author
David Lee Corley
49 books47 followersI am a Hollywood screenwriter turned novelist. I am also a nomad.
Four years ago, I sold or gave away just about everything I owned and set myself adrift in the world. I lived out of my backpack and circumnavigated the earth three times. My journey has changed me and I am strangely unafraid. I have no plans to end my quest to see far corners of our planet. I figure life will take care of itself.
It has been a wild ride. I search for great stories and characters as I travel, many of which end up in my novels. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I am still a nomad.
Four years ago, I sold or gave away just about everything I owned and set myself adrift in the world. I lived out of my backpack and circumnavigated the earth three times. My journey has changed me and I am strangely unafraid. I have no plans to end my quest to see far corners of our planet. I figure life will take care of itself.
It has been a wild ride. I search for great stories and characters as I travel, many of which end up in my novels. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I am still a nomad.
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July 28, 2024
Book 21 neatly wraps things up. If you’ve been a fan of the Airmen Series, you know Saigon is about to fall and the only thing left to do is figure out how to end Granier’s and Coyle’s stories. Corley, a talented writer, sticks it with his ending. Fans won’t be disappointed. The story: 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 hanging 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 canvases of the hardships and sacrifices they endured for a war they fought so long. Their final goal within reach – the unification of Vietnam under a communist flag. Everyone wants out before it’s too late. Saigon braces for the inevitable in The Beast Cometh, Book 21 in the Airmen Series. Based on historical events and real people. As a Marine Vietnam vet (the fall of Quang Tri & Phu Bia), I truly appreciate this series. A worthy 5-stars.
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