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The Rick Chapman series follows a Marine Corps officer through six gripping short stories, showcasing his elite training, linguistic prowess, and high-stakes covert missions.
Book 1: The Making of a Recon Marine
In the mid-1980s, Rick Chapman graduated from the United States Naval Academy, choosing a Marine Corps commission over a Navy commission. He endures grueling training at The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course before earning a coveted spot in the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Battalion. Leveraging his language skills, Chapman is thrust into a covert operation to extract two CIA operatives from Prague. In East Germany, he partners with Monika, a mysterious operative, as they evade suspicious Stasi agents. Chapman navigates deception and unexpected allies to complete the mission.
Book 2: Operation Iron Curtain
In 1989, as Soviet satellite states revolt, U.S. intelligence warns of a potential bloodbath if East Germany’s communist regime collapses violently. Chapman reunites with Monika to neutralize key East German officials poised to order a massacre. When Monika is captured and tortured, Chapman must execute the mission solo, racing against time to complete his mission and save her amidst the chaos of a crumbling regime.
Book 3: Defenders of the Pledge
In 1990, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Chapman, fluent in several languages but not Arabic, underwent intensive Arabic training. Posing as a South Yemeni Air Force pilot, he infiltrates Sana’a, North Yemen’s capital, to assess Yemen’s stance in the looming Gulf War. Chapman must convince skeptical Yemeni officers of his false identity while gathering critical intelligence.
Book 4: The Schorfheide Gambit
Major Chapman is deployed to war-torn Somalia disguised as an arms merchant to penetrate the inner circle of Mohamed Farrah Aidid and ascertain his military capability. Just as he has gained the confidence of Aidid's lieutenants, tragedy strikes at home, and he is extracted from this operation. He takes a leave from the Marines to hunt down ex-Stasi agents in the former GDR.
Book 5: Destination Ukraine
During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Chapman hones his Russian language skills for a daring mission. Tasked with extracting a defecting Russian general and his companion from Russian-occupied Ukraine, Chapman and his team outmaneuver a Wagner Group unit. When the operation spirals into chaos, Chapman must lead his team to safety through hostile territory.
Book 6: Recall to Danger
Retired after a decorated Marine Corps career, Chapman is called back for a mission only he can complete. With little preparation and a team he didn’t select, he leads a HALO insertion into Yemen to rescue three Western hostages. The mission begins to fall apart when a team member kills a hostage and flees into the Yemeni wilderness, forcing Chapman to face betrayal and danger to save the operation.
Book 1: The Making of a Recon Marine
In the mid-1980s, Rick Chapman graduated from the United States Naval Academy, choosing a Marine Corps commission over a Navy commission. He endures grueling training at The Basic School and Infantry Officers Course before earning a coveted spot in the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Battalion. Leveraging his language skills, Chapman is thrust into a covert operation to extract two CIA operatives from Prague. In East Germany, he partners with Monika, a mysterious operative, as they evade suspicious Stasi agents. Chapman navigates deception and unexpected allies to complete the mission.
Book 2: Operation Iron Curtain
In 1989, as Soviet satellite states revolt, U.S. intelligence warns of a potential bloodbath if East Germany’s communist regime collapses violently. Chapman reunites with Monika to neutralize key East German officials poised to order a massacre. When Monika is captured and tortured, Chapman must execute the mission solo, racing against time to complete his mission and save her amidst the chaos of a crumbling regime.
Book 3: Defenders of the Pledge
In 1990, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Chapman, fluent in several languages but not Arabic, underwent intensive Arabic training. Posing as a South Yemeni Air Force pilot, he infiltrates Sana’a, North Yemen’s capital, to assess Yemen’s stance in the looming Gulf War. Chapman must convince skeptical Yemeni officers of his false identity while gathering critical intelligence.
Book 4: The Schorfheide Gambit
Major Chapman is deployed to war-torn Somalia disguised as an arms merchant to penetrate the inner circle of Mohamed Farrah Aidid and ascertain his military capability. Just as he has gained the confidence of Aidid's lieutenants, tragedy strikes at home, and he is extracted from this operation. He takes a leave from the Marines to hunt down ex-Stasi agents in the former GDR.
Book 5: Destination Ukraine
During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Chapman hones his Russian language skills for a daring mission. Tasked with extracting a defecting Russian general and his companion from Russian-occupied Ukraine, Chapman and his team outmaneuver a Wagner Group unit. When the operation spirals into chaos, Chapman must lead his team to safety through hostile territory.
Book 6: Recall to Danger
Retired after a decorated Marine Corps career, Chapman is called back for a mission only he can complete. With little preparation and a team he didn’t select, he leads a HALO insertion into Yemen to rescue three Western hostages. The mission begins to fall apart when a team member kills a hostage and flees into the Yemeni wilderness, forcing Chapman to face betrayal and danger to save the operation.
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