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The Twelve: One Man's War
THE TWELVE: One Man’s War
This novel is developed from the chaos and mayhem of the jungles of the Vietnam War and crosses over into the United States to the urban environment of Cleveland, Ohio. During the time of the Vietnam era, many Veterans blamed their ongoing psychological problems, such as nightmares, guilt and alcoholism on their wartime experiences. The term, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) was now being used to describe their condition.
The Vietnam War was not only the first war America lost, but probably its’ most unpopular. Many soldiers were from very troubled families who protested that a large and disproportionately number of minority soldiers were being sent to the front lines to die. And to make matters worse, the United States government and a black market weapons developer, named Tunnell Industries, whom the government claimed developed their newest and most fierce capabilities, failed after their first attempt in Vietnam. These claims were made after the first failure. However, when the new Induced Hallucination and Suggestibility Program (IHSP) finally worked, the government’s focus became turning their armed forces into fearless fighters who were capable of annihilating any army in the world.
But one man who had awakened from that first failed experiment remembered the day when everything changed; the day when soldiers escorted a small group of strange scientists who had brought a strange-looking machine to shore, during the heat of one of their fiercest battles. Twelve capable soldiers who were handpicked by some upper brass and told that the strange-looking machine was going to be used to evaluate their stress levels. They were promised that if their levels were too high, they would extract them from the front lines. However, later, it was found out that the stress level test was nothing more than a devious experiment performed on twelve black soldiers.
James Jamison had survived the failed experiment in Nam. He vowed to bring down the evil scientists from T.I. and make sure the U.S. government would think twice before initiating another so-called covert project to turn America’s soldiers into demonic mad men. Unfortunately, his plan didn’t occur before the demons within him, implanted by these same mad scientists, were awakened when he took the battle of Vietnam to the streets of Cleveland.
About the author:
Michael Clarke, a native of Jamaica, came to the United States in 1973 at the age of 11, where his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael has spent the past 171/2 years in a federal prison where he discovered his love for writing. He took stories from his life experiences, added a dash of fiction, and integrated them into his novels. His love for writing has led him to channel his emotions into every word he writes, thus stimulating and capturing the reader’s imagination. Upon his release from prison, Clarke plans to help others through his writing and mentoring programs that are under development. These programs will help prevent young people from making the types of mistakes he has made in his life. He believes that only through helping others, can we make this world a better place.
This novel is developed from the chaos and mayhem of the jungles of the Vietnam War and crosses over into the United States to the urban environment of Cleveland, Ohio. During the time of the Vietnam era, many Veterans blamed their ongoing psychological problems, such as nightmares, guilt and alcoholism on their wartime experiences. The term, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) was now being used to describe their condition.
The Vietnam War was not only the first war America lost, but probably its’ most unpopular. Many soldiers were from very troubled families who protested that a large and disproportionately number of minority soldiers were being sent to the front lines to die. And to make matters worse, the United States government and a black market weapons developer, named Tunnell Industries, whom the government claimed developed their newest and most fierce capabilities, failed after their first attempt in Vietnam. These claims were made after the first failure. However, when the new Induced Hallucination and Suggestibility Program (IHSP) finally worked, the government’s focus became turning their armed forces into fearless fighters who were capable of annihilating any army in the world.
But one man who had awakened from that first failed experiment remembered the day when everything changed; the day when soldiers escorted a small group of strange scientists who had brought a strange-looking machine to shore, during the heat of one of their fiercest battles. Twelve capable soldiers who were handpicked by some upper brass and told that the strange-looking machine was going to be used to evaluate their stress levels. They were promised that if their levels were too high, they would extract them from the front lines. However, later, it was found out that the stress level test was nothing more than a devious experiment performed on twelve black soldiers.
James Jamison had survived the failed experiment in Nam. He vowed to bring down the evil scientists from T.I. and make sure the U.S. government would think twice before initiating another so-called covert project to turn America’s soldiers into demonic mad men. Unfortunately, his plan didn’t occur before the demons within him, implanted by these same mad scientists, were awakened when he took the battle of Vietnam to the streets of Cleveland.
About the author:
Michael Clarke, a native of Jamaica, came to the United States in 1973 at the age of 11, where his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael has spent the past 171/2 years in a federal prison where he discovered his love for writing. He took stories from his life experiences, added a dash of fiction, and integrated them into his novels. His love for writing has led him to channel his emotions into every word he writes, thus stimulating and capturing the reader’s imagination. Upon his release from prison, Clarke plans to help others through his writing and mentoring programs that are under development. These programs will help prevent young people from making the types of mistakes he has made in his life. He believes that only through helping others, can we make this world a better place.
123 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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Michael Clarke
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Michael Clarke (2 spaces): adaptations of ancient writings
Michael Clarke (3 spaces): GRs’ author of All Day, Every Day
Michael Clarke (4 spaces): non-fiction, past director of RUSI, Visiting Professor of Defence Studies King’s College London
Michael Clarke (5 spaces): cricketeer
Michael Clarke (6 spaces): GRs’ author with books on marketing and social media
Michael Clarke (7 spaces): late martial artist
Michael Clarke (8 spaces): non-fiction, specializes in China and the Far East
Michael Clarke (9 spaces): Director of the Scottish National Gallery
Michael Clarke (10 spaces): tween book series Pick Pock, Tick Tock
Michael Clarke (11 spaces): non-fiction, late sociology professor from Universities of Birmingham and of Liverpool
Michael Clarke (12 spaces): non-fiction, Irish professor of classics at National University of Ireland
Michael Clarke (2 spaces): adaptations of ancient writings
Michael Clarke (3 spaces): GRs’ author of All Day, Every Day
Michael Clarke (4 spaces): non-fiction, past director of RUSI, Visiting Professor of Defence Studies King’s College London
Michael Clarke (5 spaces): cricketeer
Michael Clarke (6 spaces): GRs’ author with books on marketing and social media
Michael Clarke (7 spaces): late martial artist
Michael Clarke (8 spaces): non-fiction, specializes in China and the Far East
Michael Clarke (9 spaces): Director of the Scottish National Gallery
Michael Clarke (10 spaces): tween book series Pick Pock, Tick Tock
Michael Clarke (11 spaces): non-fiction, late sociology professor from Universities of Birmingham and of Liverpool
Michael Clarke (12 spaces): non-fiction, Irish professor of classics at National University of Ireland
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