If you think you have read all you want to about our Civil War you will still find this book intriguing. McKenzie takes you to Williamsburg, VA and offers more on the action there.
He includes references to the College of William & Mary and describes how this venerable institution had to cope with the war. Jake shows us some of the nastiness, brutality and kindness which was experienced by the local folks. It's a good read!
A riveting account of virus samples, lost by a Centers for Disease Control contractor, en route to a Navy lab. Includes characters ranging from Navajo-born Marine Corps Recon and Army Medical Service Corps officers to nefarious bio-terrorism dealers. The author has created a narrative that will keep anyone glued to its pages in what develops into a realistic scenario for today's troubled times.
Follow the military and State Department drama across the middle east and Asia and back to the White House and Walter Reed Army Institute for Research. A fascinating read for military and civilians alike!
Jake McKenzie roars into publishing with When Pigs Flu.
A masterful development of characters and why they do what they do.
Science, diplomacy, and military mission send the reader to streets, hotels, and clandestine locations around the world.
I couldn't put it down and I didn't want it to end.
HEAVEN FORBID, THIS IS THE HEADLINES OF TOMORROW'S NEWSPAPERS...
I could not put this book down. It not only puts a human face on the realities of the Civil War, but it gives you several different perspectives. Although Civil War Comes Home focuses manly on the perspective of the South, the author tells parts of the story through the eyes of slaves, some free, some not, Yankee soldiers, women, and politicians.
The reader gets to know several of these people intimately, allowing for that realization that this was not simply a bygone war, but that these were real people who lived, suffered, and died for the causes they held most dear. The stories are engaging and forthright, and there are often pictures, drawings, letters, and journal entries that accompany them. This is not a textbook story!
Reviews:
