Resurrection Militia

by James C. Landers

It can’t happen here… Fringe Media are a petri dish empowering extremists across the nation to share grievances, find common ground, and plan mayhem. A national extremist militia cultivates an informal coalition with local militias while training its own disciplined members to attack a target city. Why? Because the militia commander believes the federal government has usurped the authority of states, local governments, and schools granted in the Constitution by the Founders. The militia commander intends to compel Congress to revise the Constitution to resurrect independent local governance. An elite team of government communications surveillance analysts and investigators becomes aware of the militia and its plan. The investigative team realizes an attack is imminent. But where? And when? …It does happen here.

377 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 2, 2026

About the author

(A rating or review of Resurrection Militia or Vanguard In The Gilded Age would be much appreciated by this unknown author ...)
Hello. In chronological order: during the year after high school graduation I was a stockyard worker, delivery truck driver, repo vehicle driver, and bank teller-- only the teller's job was full time. I took night classes at a community college, but that made me draft bait for Vietnam War. I enlisted Air Force, served tours in VN as a codebreaker of enemy radio/voice transmissions. GI Bill paid for college (first on either side of family to get a degree). 21-year newspaper career, 3-year co-publisher of city magazine and typesetting/graphic arts shop (failure). Back to newspapers. Then college prof (mag writing, communications law, media history). 2 history books published (Weekly War: Newsmagazines and Vietnam; Improbable First Century of Cosmopolitan Magazine -- each bought by about 2,200 libraries); first novel Vanguard In The Gilded Age (2024), now another novel, Resurrection Militia (2026). Happily married for 40-plus years. Active in animal welfare organizations.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

When a federal judge is found dead, it initially looks like a hunting accident. However, local police quickly realize that the evidence is not adding up and the judge appears to have been murdered by professionals. As an elite team from various government agencies begin investigating, they realize that several murders might have really been assassinations orchestrated by an extremist militia. The assassinations are all part of a plan for the militia to force the government to revise the 10th Amendment. Will they succeed? And who is behind it all?

I really loved the plot and the potential of this book. However, it was just much too long. Just way too much detail and technical detail made the pace of the book much too slow and difficult to read. If you can slug through this one, the story is good, but it's a slug.

I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Ana Paula · Rating 3 out of 5]

I agree with those who said there is too much technical language, which can be boring if you're not very familiar with it. Other than that, I liked the story. I wish I had heard more about the FBI team and a little less explanation about the communication system.