War and Forbearance
Volume 1: Duty, Honor, Money
Fiction & Literature, Military, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense
| Author: | J. F. Cronin | ISBN: | 9781491799024 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. F. Cronin |
| ISBN: | 9781491799024 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse |
| Publication: | July 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse |
| Language: | English |
Colonel Neil Sedak, like others in uniform, is not seen as a hero. A nonstereotypical army officer without the hard edge expected of those sworn to defend America, Sedaks lifetakes a different turn after the events of September 11, 2001 lead him into a downward spiral. But when his former boss asks Sedakto meet with him, suddenly everything changes again.
**Jerry Brynes, now working for a defense contractor, reveals a shocking clandestine plan instigated by several people in the WhiteHouse: America is going to pivot its attention from Afghanistan to Iraq, start a war, and then repair, replace, or improve theinfrastructure destroyed during the battle. After Brynes convinces Sedak to retire and start a competitive security fi rm that caters to the smaller companies that also want in on the deal, troops and contractors invade the Middle East where combat is just beginning****within a chaotic environment fueled by depravity, greed, murder, and heroism. But as the clock ticks away and more lives are lost,**everyone wonders if America can ever win a war based on an illegal premise.
War and Forbearance shares a powerful tale about modern warfare, its corruptions, successes, and troubling effects on its participants as America stumbles into Iraq in a post-September 11, 2001 world.
Colonel Neil Sedak, like others in uniform, is not seen as a hero. A nonstereotypical army officer without the hard edge expected of those sworn to defend America, Sedaks lifetakes a different turn after the events of September 11, 2001 lead him into a downward spiral. But when his former boss asks Sedakto meet with him, suddenly everything changes again.
**Jerry Brynes, now working for a defense contractor, reveals a shocking clandestine plan instigated by several people in the WhiteHouse: America is going to pivot its attention from Afghanistan to Iraq, start a war, and then repair, replace, or improve theinfrastructure destroyed during the battle. After Brynes convinces Sedak to retire and start a competitive security fi rm that caters to the smaller companies that also want in on the deal, troops and contractors invade the Middle East where combat is just beginning****within a chaotic environment fueled by depravity, greed, murder, and heroism. But as the clock ticks away and more lives are lost,**everyone wonders if America can ever win a war based on an illegal premise.
War and Forbearance shares a powerful tale about modern warfare, its corruptions, successes, and troubling effects on its participants as America stumbles into Iraq in a post-September 11, 2001 world.
