Book Reviews

Title: Transition to Duty, A Combat Medic's Tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles
Author: Leo Flory
Genre: History
Reviewer: Candace Thompson

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1886167338

The story is about my personal tour in Vietnam and the men I served
with. It begins in high school and notification of the draft, induction,
military training, orders to Vietnam, being assigned to the 101st. Airborne
Div. as a combat medic, the subsequent tour and returning home.

Title: Sundown Town Duty Station
Author: John Zerr
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewer: Dick Geschke

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1475969287

In March 1968, Navy Lieutenant Jon Zachery has just received orders to report to his new duty station in Meridian, Mississippi, for basic jet pilot training. But after he and his wife, Teresa, arrive in what they are initially told is a friendly little town, they soon learn what it means to live in a sundown town.

When Jon and Teresa attend Mass on their first Sunday in Meridian and enter a pew occupied by a young colored woman “sitting-in” the all-white church, the Zacherys unwittingly step into the middle of a KKK campaign created to discourage civil rights sympathizers. As Jon works his way through six months of flight training with an antagonistic flight instructor, the Klansmen escalate their focus on the Zacherys, soon transforming their threats into violent acts. Near the end of Jon’s tour of duty, tensions escalate further, culminating in a confrontation with deadly consequences.

In this compelling story, a young lieutenant’s faith, patriotism, morality, and love for his family is tested as he bravely battles the evil that lurks within the shadows of Meridian, Mississippi.

Title: American Samurais - WWII Camps: From USA Concentration Camps to the Nazi Death Camps in Europe
Author: Pierre Moulin
Genre: History
Reviewer: Mike Mullins

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1477213368

From Pearl Harbor to the Victory in Europe. all the battles in detail through their heroes in a new non-fiction pictorial book.
From the Internment Camps to Camps MacCoy and Shelby, Italy, France ,Bruyeres-Vosges & the rescue of the Lost Battalion, Champagne Campaign, Back to Italy, 522nd Field Artillery first in Dachau Germany, the Niseis honored, the Congressional Gold Medal and more.

Title: American Samurais: WWII in the Pacific - Military Intelligence Service: The Best Kept Secret Weapon in WWII
Author: Pierre Moulin
Genre: History
Reviewer: Mike Mullins

ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0983899320

American Samurais WWII in the Pacific Military Intelligence Service The Best Kept Secret Weapon. by Pierre Moulin. From Pearl Harbor to Victory in the Pacific, all the battles in detail through their heroes in a new non-fiction pictorial book. Nisei soldiers all over with the M.I.S., the O.S.S. and the Counter Intelligence Corps, MIS Linguist schools, Battles in the Pacific, A bombs, Surrender & War Crimes Trials, Occupation of Japan, the Niseis honored, the Congressional Gold Medal and more.

Title: Love at First Flight
Author: Captain W. Stewart (Bud) Orr USN (Ret.) and Fran E. Orr
Genre: Memoir
Reviewer: Hodge Wood
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1938231538

Love at First Flight is the memoir of by two outstanding Americans: a courageous naval pilot, Bud Orr, whose career spanned twenty-seven years, and his loving wife, Fran. This volume is an honest, beautifully crafted story of Bud and Fran's inspiring relationship, a testament to their deep love and service to their country. It is a page-turning account of a sterling military career, complete with adrenaline-filled descriptions of a daring pilot flying many dangerous missions in advanced warplanes. Love at First Flight is a powerful reminder about the real sacrifices that men and women in the Armed Services must make to preserve a relationship, and the incredible rewards that come with that sacrifice. Like a catapult launch off an aircraft carrier, Bud and Fran's story will propel readers through recent history—from the Vietnam War to current day America. A tender, moving, and inspiring volume, Love at First Flight is the perfect gift for any military member, military family, or military historian.