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The Airmen #16
Flames of War: A Vietnam War Novel
In 1967, something has changed, and not in a good way. For the first time, the communists are holding territory that they have captured near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. It could be that the leaders in Hanoi want to secure supply and reinforcement routes into South Vietnam… or it could be something far more nefarious.
The communists’ new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage their enemy in a large-scale, set-piece battle that would allow American airpower and artillery to destroy a massive enemy force. It’s tempting bait. Such a victory could bring the communists to the negotiating table and end the war. The clash between the two enemies would develop into The Border Battles, resulting in the fiercest fighting in the entire Vietnam War in the hills around Dak To.
But something doesn’t feel right to Rene Granier and the CIA. Using the Phoenix program, Granier will try to discover the communists’ real strategy before it’s too late.
Continue the journey and learn the truth. Read Flames of War - Book 16 in the Airmen Series.
The communists’ new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage their enemy in a large-scale, set-piece battle that would allow American airpower and artillery to destroy a massive enemy force. It’s tempting bait. Such a victory could bring the communists to the negotiating table and end the war. The clash between the two enemies would develop into The Border Battles, resulting in the fiercest fighting in the entire Vietnam War in the hills around Dak To.
But something doesn’t feel right to Rene Granier and the CIA. Using the Phoenix program, Granier will try to discover the communists’ real strategy before it’s too late.
Continue the journey and learn the truth. Read Flames of War - Book 16 in the Airmen Series.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 2, 2023
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About the author
David Lee Corley
51 books46 followersI am a Hollywood screenwriter turned novelist. I am also a nomad.
Four years ago, I sold or gave away just about everything I owned and set myself adrift in the world. I lived out of my backpack and circumnavigated the earth three times. My journey has changed me and I am strangely unafraid. I have no plans to end my quest to see far corners of our planet. I figure life will take care of itself.
It has been a wild ride. I search for great stories and characters as I travel, many of which end up in my novels. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I am still a nomad.
Four years ago, I sold or gave away just about everything I owned and set myself adrift in the world. I lived out of my backpack and circumnavigated the earth three times. My journey has changed me and I am strangely unafraid. I have no plans to end my quest to see far corners of our planet. I figure life will take care of itself.
It has been a wild ride. I search for great stories and characters as I travel, many of which end up in my novels. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed writing them.
I am still a nomad.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
June 8, 2023
Good read
The series has been quite good. It went from a historical novel and moved to more of a history of the Vietnam war. Very unfortunate as the story line has been highly minimized. Not much of a story any more. Simply a history book. If you're going to read this series start at the beginning. Those were the best books. They had more of a story line with historical accuracy, but the last three books were simply history of the Vietnam war.
The series has been quite good. It went from a historical novel and moved to more of a history of the Vietnam war. Very unfortunate as the story line has been highly minimized. Not much of a story any more. Simply a history book. If you're going to read this series start at the beginning. Those were the best books. They had more of a story line with historical accuracy, but the last three books were simply history of the Vietnam war.
January 28, 2024
Great Read
Really good merging the history of the Vietnam war with the actions of the characters that we have seen in the prior books. Very enjoyable.
Really good merging the history of the Vietnam war with the actions of the characters that we have seen in the prior books. Very enjoyable.
January 29, 2025
True
A factual account of the Vietnam conflict while including a story of family and patriotism. Well written and extremely interesting. As the series has been so far, Fantastic!!!
A factual account of the Vietnam conflict while including a story of family and patriotism. Well written and extremely interesting. As the series has been so far, Fantastic!!!
July 4, 2023
Something has changed, and not in a good way. It’s 1967 and, for the first time, the communists are holding territory that they have captured near the borders of Laos and North Vietnam. It could be that the leaders in Hanoi want to secure supply and reinforcement routes into South Vietnam, or it could be something else far more nefarious. The communists’ new strategy is an opportunity for the U.S. military and its allies to finally engage in a large-scale, set-piece battle that would allow American airpower and artillery to destroy a massive enemy force. It’s tempting bait. Such a victory could bring the communists to the negotiating table and end the war. The clash between the two enemies in the hills around Dak To would develop into what was known as the Border Wars, resulting in the fiercest fighting to date in the Vietnam War. Getting boring, but a good history lesson.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews