The war has become personal to Ghost, his best friend/brother lays in a hospital. The Chinese targeted Colonel Watson in a revenge for the way he treated his prisoners.
In order to get the American President to follow Beijing's instructions Chinese special forces kidnapped the First Gentleman, the President's husband. The Chinese sent the President one of her husband's fingers with a promise the next 'gift' she gets will be a personal item from his body.
Ghost's relationship with Phyllis grows, she provides him a way to release his frustrations and fears. The two seemed to just fall in love at first sight.
The Chinese finally studied Ghost's battle plans, they turned his own plan around and broke free into Eastern Tennessee while Ghost was also dealing with the massive forest fire the Chinese started to pull available people away from the battle.
General Gogson couldn't send Ghost any help because the Chinese were massing a large army group of the southern border. Their plan was to break into Texas and race to capture the Pantex facility before Gogson could respond. The Chinese were pushing against the North Central states, the South East and the border between Texas and Mexico. The Chinese were simply overwhelming the Free Americans.
One of the Free American's problems was the weapons factories replied on chips from China, they were running out of smart weapons. The Free Americans were using captured Chinese weapons against the Chinese.
Ghost thought he might have gotten a short rest when he received two shocking news reports, one would change the war and the other might take him out of the fight.
Free America hangs in the balance, Book 4 of the Behind Every Blade of Grass series is filled with action and adds to the main character's depth and backgrounds.
….. all that occurs within this phenomenal fiction series, could very well become America (& the world’s) reality. Just a little move here, then a push there, a bribe, a blackmail, or a threat which puts pressure in the perfect spot(s), & the “right” puzzle pieces could all fall into place. Honestly, this is a totally engaging, intriguing, humorous, tragic, fast paced story - with plenty of tension & battle scenes. As well as good guys to cheer on & bad guys to, well, hope very bad things happen to them because they without a doubt deserve all Karma has stored up for them. Just an all around fantastic series! I am sorry it took me so long to finally it. Now — I’m losing a whoooole lotta sleep. (I CAN’T STOP reading!) On to Book 5!…..
There was nothing new in this book same has book 3. The story of the war is only progressed has where given more details on the psychological effects this war is having on the people leading it and the civilian caughts in the middle near the end we see the Chinese having to Accelerate there plans by calling in U.N forces to culled the The Free American forces and there nuclear weapons.
This series drag you though a emotional gauntlet. At times I was holding my breath as I read this book. It is very well written transport youinto the story. As a prepper I found my more things I needed to ad to stock pile things to get to be ready for the worst case senorial wether nation wide diseater
This story is plausible and certainly relevant especially now. The author has weaved his story around today's political realities. The series could ho quite always still.
Book review: "Behind Every Blade of Grass: Book 4" by Ira Tabankin: This novel is just so satisfying to read. I am already half-way through Book 5 in this 6-book series. It is fun!