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'Shaw - USMC: Soldiers, Spies and Lies '
The second of three prequels featuring Henry Shaw, USMC, Terry Jones, CIA and Peter Dawnosh, Royal Marine Commandos. Beginning with a further insight into the wartime experiences of Henry's father, Dwight Shaw, this time as a Major in the 31st Infantry Regiment at Chosin Reservoir in November 1950. In South Vietnam, 2Lt Henry Shaw, USMC, an advisor assigned to a Firebase Zara, close to the border in Quang Tri Province. Henry will not compromise in terms of honour and integrity and this brings him into conflict with the commander of the ARVN special forces for the province. In Saigon, Terry Jones prepares for his part in the coup to overthrow President Diem, but there is a traitor at work, either in the US Embassy, or CIA Station, Saigon. Megan Grainger-McVanie, a CIA operative with a near-genius IQ, uses her cover as Bethany Robertson, an air hostess with loose morals, to uncover the traitor, but is the beautiful Megan on the edge of a mental breakdown?
492 pages, Hardcover
Published May 5, 2017
About the author
Andy Farman
24 books19 followersAndy Farman has so far published seven books, two of which were #1 best sellers on UK and Australian Amazon Kindle.
He was born in Cheshire, England in 1956 into a close family of servicemen and servicewomen who at that time were serving or who had served in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army.
He joined the British Army as an Infantry Junior Leader in 1972 at the tender age of 15, serving in the Coldstream Guards on ceremonial duties at the Royal Palaces, flying the flag in Africa, and on operations in both Ulster and on the UK mainland.
In 1981 Andy swapped his green suit for a blue one with the Metropolitan Police.
With volunteer reservist service in both the Wessex Regiment and Royal Military Police he spent twenty four years in front line policing, both in uniform and plain clothes. The final six years as a police officer were served in a London inner city borough and wearing two hats, those of an operation planner, and liaison officer with the television and film industry.
His first literary work to be published was that of a poem about life as a soldier in Ulster, sold with all rights to a now defunct writers monthly in Dublin for the princely sum of £11 (less the price of the stamp on the envelope that the cheque arrived in.)
The 'Armageddon's Song' series began as a mental exercise to pass the mornings whilst engaged on a surveillance operation on a drug dealer who never got out of bed until the mid afternoon.
'Of Demons and Blue Moons' is a new genre for him, Swords & Sorcery with an adult flavour, but the military series continues with the first prequel, 'Shaw-Lt: USMC' set in Vietnam.
On retirement he emigrated with his wife to the Philippines where he dives for relaxation and is a member of the famous Asian running club 'The IGAT Runners'.
He was born in Cheshire, England in 1956 into a close family of servicemen and servicewomen who at that time were serving or who had served in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army.
He joined the British Army as an Infantry Junior Leader in 1972 at the tender age of 15, serving in the Coldstream Guards on ceremonial duties at the Royal Palaces, flying the flag in Africa, and on operations in both Ulster and on the UK mainland.
In 1981 Andy swapped his green suit for a blue one with the Metropolitan Police.
With volunteer reservist service in both the Wessex Regiment and Royal Military Police he spent twenty four years in front line policing, both in uniform and plain clothes. The final six years as a police officer were served in a London inner city borough and wearing two hats, those of an operation planner, and liaison officer with the television and film industry.
His first literary work to be published was that of a poem about life as a soldier in Ulster, sold with all rights to a now defunct writers monthly in Dublin for the princely sum of £11 (less the price of the stamp on the envelope that the cheque arrived in.)
The 'Armageddon's Song' series began as a mental exercise to pass the mornings whilst engaged on a surveillance operation on a drug dealer who never got out of bed until the mid afternoon.
'Of Demons and Blue Moons' is a new genre for him, Swords & Sorcery with an adult flavour, but the military series continues with the first prequel, 'Shaw-Lt: USMC' set in Vietnam.
On retirement he emigrated with his wife to the Philippines where he dives for relaxation and is a member of the famous Asian running club 'The IGAT Runners'.
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