The Bluebonnet Battlefield
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We've been fighting overseas in various hotspots since the Soviet Union went belly-up without end. Our Allies depend on us to carry the flag. When we stumble, they fall too. They no longer trust our freewheeling, and have begun to insert their own motives and priorities on us. The result has been dead American soldiers and airmen, increased civilian deaths, and unwarranted destruction to non-combatant cities and towns. Now our own political leaders are asking us to put America second to the new world order. If you can't adjust your oaths as officers to move from defending the Constitution to defending the Federal and international governments, it seems the time has come to step away from the fight. Texas is faced with the decision to support the international coalition or pull back and regroup. The choice that faces commanders like Tom Duncan is whether to side with the International and American command or with Texas. Be forewarned, however, the Federal government won't let Texas go without a fight. At the same time, Texas won't be cowed by some political hack who never set foot in the great state.
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Captain Tom Duncan is on the way up as an expert targeteer for the United States military. Unlike many of his peers, Duncan has an almost preternatural feel for the world at war. He’s able to plan strategic campaigns, identify the enemy’s critical weaknesses, and exploit vulnerabilities faster than the competition—which makes him a shoe-in for a promotion. Soon, he could become a major or maybe even colonel. As Duncan’s military dreams come true, his eyes are opened to the monstrous ways of his own government at war, and he’s sickened by the unnecessary violence. When the enemy escalates with the introduction of chemical munitions against civilians, Duncan’s boss wants to make an example—by which he means the use of weapons of mass destruction, otherwise known as nukes. Duncan knows there’s no coming back from WMDs. In order to make a point without bloody consequence, Duncan arranges for a clean, efficient attack—an attack that goes horribly wrong. To his utmost regret, it’s not the enemy but friendly civilians and American military personnel who suffer. So begins a battle between the state of Texas and the United States government … but whose side will Duncan choose?
About the Author
As a targeteer, retired Lt. Col. Douglas Shryock minimized the risk to American lives during operations in Sarajevo, Iraq, and around the world. Allen Martin began teaching sociology at the University of Texas at Austin in 1971, where he wrote his dissertation on his newly developed theory of “urbanicity.”