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God in the Foxhole: Inspiring True Stories of Miracles on the Battlefield
"A volume of inspiring personal accounts from American soldiers whose faith guided them through the hardships of military service includes firsthand tales by soldiers from the Revolution through the current war in Iraq. 50,000 first printing."
336 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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Charles W. Sasser
61 books59 followersCharles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer/journalist/photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He has taught at universities, lectured nationwide, and traveled extensively throughout the world. He has published over 2,500 articles and short stories in magazines ranging from Guideposts, Parents and Christian Life to Soldier of Fortune, True West, and Writer's Digest. He is author, co-author or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels.
As an adventurer, Sasser has, at various times: solo-canoed across the Yukon; sailed the Caribbean; motorbiked across the continent; rode camels in the Egyptian desert; floated the Amazon River; dived for pirate treasure; rode horses across Alaska; motorcycled Europe; climbed Mount Rainier; ran with the bulls in Spain; chased wild mustangs...
He has been a professional rodeo clown and bronc rider; professional kickboxer; sky diver and SCUBA diver; college professor; newspaperman; archaeologist/anthropologist...
Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma with wife Donna where he is a writer, rancher, and businessman who trains horses and team ropes. He also has a private pilot's license and is an ultralite aircraft Certified Flight Instructor.
As an adventurer, Sasser has, at various times: solo-canoed across the Yukon; sailed the Caribbean; motorbiked across the continent; rode camels in the Egyptian desert; floated the Amazon River; dived for pirate treasure; rode horses across Alaska; motorcycled Europe; climbed Mount Rainier; ran with the bulls in Spain; chased wild mustangs...
He has been a professional rodeo clown and bronc rider; professional kickboxer; sky diver and SCUBA diver; college professor; newspaperman; archaeologist/anthropologist...
Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma with wife Donna where he is a writer, rancher, and businessman who trains horses and team ropes. He also has a private pilot's license and is an ultralite aircraft Certified Flight Instructor.
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March 8, 2010
American Authors Association Review -
Spiritual Combat Stories that Inspire!
Prolific author Charles W. Sasser has given readers something very special in the way of military genre books with his newest (and best) book of his career. "God In The Foxhole: Inspiring True Stories Of Miracles On The Battlefield" is a very moving, entertaining, mysterious, spiritual and action filled volume of personal accounts of combat. It is unlike any other book currently out there. This is book doesn't judge the supernatural happenings that surround the warriors who have waged our nation's battles and wars - it just presents them for the reader to digest and savor.
There are dozens of tales of supernatural events that have happened to combat veterans from all of our wars. Sasser has captured stories from most of our nation's wars, some from people he knows personally such as myself. He gives each experience a respectful place in this anthology of war stories. What happens is so varied and no two stories are alike. We are shown the power of faith, prayer and love. We are also shown true miracles where there are no possible logical explanations.
This book written in a style that reads like a great novel. The author's obvious skills as a story teller are quite evident. He takes the reader on a "spiritual journey" across battlefields and up into the flak filled skies of times past – to deliver an explosive page turning book. One cannot help but be moved by the many reports of encounters with events and things that leave us in wonder and awe. This book will make you feel good; it may also make you question reality and what you might believe.
I believe in the power of this book. So much so, that when I was contacted by the author to use my own stories in his book, I not only gave him those but I also introduced him to another dozen or so veterans who had "spiritual experiences." Then, I volunteered to write the Foreword for this volume. When this book finally came out it was even better than I had envisioned.
This book needed to be written; these stories needed to be told! Charles Sasser has gifted the world with something very special. This book is more than just individual stories. When presented together, as in this book - it becomes a divine messenger! However, there are no deliberate attempts to send any particular slanted or religious message - readers will come away with their own insights and beliefs. The stories speak for themselves - there is no need to sell or exploit religion or any spiritual ideology.
I strongly urge all those who have a friend or relative in the military, to buy them a copy of this book. Your gift of this book will lift their hearts and spirits. However, this book is not intended just for combat veterans but for all family members. It will strengthen your faith, or in some cases, give you faith where there wasn't any before. This book will inspire readers.
This book has been nominated for book awards from both "The Military Writer's Society of America" and "The American Authors Association." This is a FIVE STAR BOOK! I give this book my personal recommendation. Buy it, read it, and be inspired! This book will change you in ways you cannot image.
Submitted by AAA Founder, W. H. McDonald, Jr.
Spiritual Combat Stories that Inspire!
Prolific author Charles W. Sasser has given readers something very special in the way of military genre books with his newest (and best) book of his career. "God In The Foxhole: Inspiring True Stories Of Miracles On The Battlefield" is a very moving, entertaining, mysterious, spiritual and action filled volume of personal accounts of combat. It is unlike any other book currently out there. This is book doesn't judge the supernatural happenings that surround the warriors who have waged our nation's battles and wars - it just presents them for the reader to digest and savor.
There are dozens of tales of supernatural events that have happened to combat veterans from all of our wars. Sasser has captured stories from most of our nation's wars, some from people he knows personally such as myself. He gives each experience a respectful place in this anthology of war stories. What happens is so varied and no two stories are alike. We are shown the power of faith, prayer and love. We are also shown true miracles where there are no possible logical explanations.
This book written in a style that reads like a great novel. The author's obvious skills as a story teller are quite evident. He takes the reader on a "spiritual journey" across battlefields and up into the flak filled skies of times past – to deliver an explosive page turning book. One cannot help but be moved by the many reports of encounters with events and things that leave us in wonder and awe. This book will make you feel good; it may also make you question reality and what you might believe.
I believe in the power of this book. So much so, that when I was contacted by the author to use my own stories in his book, I not only gave him those but I also introduced him to another dozen or so veterans who had "spiritual experiences." Then, I volunteered to write the Foreword for this volume. When this book finally came out it was even better than I had envisioned.
This book needed to be written; these stories needed to be told! Charles Sasser has gifted the world with something very special. This book is more than just individual stories. When presented together, as in this book - it becomes a divine messenger! However, there are no deliberate attempts to send any particular slanted or religious message - readers will come away with their own insights and beliefs. The stories speak for themselves - there is no need to sell or exploit religion or any spiritual ideology.
I strongly urge all those who have a friend or relative in the military, to buy them a copy of this book. Your gift of this book will lift their hearts and spirits. However, this book is not intended just for combat veterans but for all family members. It will strengthen your faith, or in some cases, give you faith where there wasn't any before. This book will inspire readers.
This book has been nominated for book awards from both "The Military Writer's Society of America" and "The American Authors Association." This is a FIVE STAR BOOK! I give this book my personal recommendation. Buy it, read it, and be inspired! This book will change you in ways you cannot image.
Submitted by AAA Founder, W. H. McDonald, Jr.
June 11, 2018
This is a great read, and I hope more books like this will develop to serve as another means of passing on patriotism and respect of our military to all generations of Americans.
My only negative comment is that the way the book was compiled and laid out could have been done differently. The content is what matters and regardless of the presentation order it is a great book.
Our eternal thanks to our military.
My only negative comment is that the way the book was compiled and laid out could have been done differently. The content is what matters and regardless of the presentation order it is a great book.
Our eternal thanks to our military.
October 2, 2020
These stories moved me and got me thinking seriously about how blessed and sheltered I get to be, while others go to war. These stories are extremely gritty, with raw humor, swearing, and crude details, but this is just how these guys were. It hasn't been sanitized for Hollywood.
January 1, 2014
I was disappointed in this book for at least the first quarter, and I blame the subtitle for that. "Inspiring True Stories of Miracles on the Battlefield" really had me geared up for some awe-inspiring paranormal stories throughout and while there certainly were some of those, there were also just plain "nice tales" of people treating each other right and others where I frankly wondered what the point was.
When I was able to put that aside and focus on the story for its own merit, I enjoyed it more. I loved the thorough blend of stories from numerous eras, fronts, and perspectives. Spanning the French Indian War, the Revolutionary War, the Alamo, the Civil War, WWI and WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia and the contemporary fights in the Middle East, this book is a comprehensive indication that the more things change, the more they stay the same. I also really appreciated the "themes" - stories were broken into subjects such as "Prisoners of War," "Brotherhood," "Why Me, Lord?" and "Presence" which helped me focus on where the story was going.
While I've never taken part in the military myself, my father is a devoted Christian and veteran of Korea so I could identify with a lot of the lingo and situations. Some of the stories were real nail-biters and kept me riveted; others left me scratching my head. The language was abrupt at times (but kept with the demeanor of a soldier) and there were times when I'd preferred the author found a different way to describe the enemy without sinking into the derogatory, racist terms that were common at the time.
I've waffled back and forth between 3 and 4 stars while writing this review, but have resolved myself that if you don't pay attention to the title in too much detail - and don't carry too many expectations of angelic hosts appearing in every story - God in the Foxhole is an insightful look into how religion and spirituality pervades the military and gets people through some extremely trying times.
When I was able to put that aside and focus on the story for its own merit, I enjoyed it more. I loved the thorough blend of stories from numerous eras, fronts, and perspectives. Spanning the French Indian War, the Revolutionary War, the Alamo, the Civil War, WWI and WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia and the contemporary fights in the Middle East, this book is a comprehensive indication that the more things change, the more they stay the same. I also really appreciated the "themes" - stories were broken into subjects such as "Prisoners of War," "Brotherhood," "Why Me, Lord?" and "Presence" which helped me focus on where the story was going.
While I've never taken part in the military myself, my father is a devoted Christian and veteran of Korea so I could identify with a lot of the lingo and situations. Some of the stories were real nail-biters and kept me riveted; others left me scratching my head. The language was abrupt at times (but kept with the demeanor of a soldier) and there were times when I'd preferred the author found a different way to describe the enemy without sinking into the derogatory, racist terms that were common at the time.
I've waffled back and forth between 3 and 4 stars while writing this review, but have resolved myself that if you don't pay attention to the title in too much detail - and don't carry too many expectations of angelic hosts appearing in every story - God in the Foxhole is an insightful look into how religion and spirituality pervades the military and gets people through some extremely trying times.
November 16, 2008
I wrote the Foreword for this wonderful book and helped give it life. It is about the spiritual experiences on the battlefield. It includes true life experiences from almost all of America's wars - including two chapters about my own experiences in Vietnam. There is a great chapter on Senator John McCain as a POW.
December 23, 2011
Short story accounts combat veterans. Some of these short stories deserve to have books in their own right. A story in chapter 10 about James Huston, and the young Texas boy is amazing, As is the section on Desmond Doss in chapter 7.
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August 3, 2011This book has some really wiold stories in it of people's experiences in combat.. Was a pretty good book.
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