Historical Stories

This is the story of John Edwards, a fighter pilot in WW1, his combat experiences, and his romance with Connie Butler, a Red Cross worker. Most of the story involves a little-known, but very important, battle against the German observation balloons. John's favorite method of attack came from my imagination, but it could have worked and made a difference in the war. Every infantryman in WW1 had nothing but praise for the guts of the balloon busters.

WWII is finally winding down, D Day has passed and Patton’s 3rd Army is rolling across France and about to cross into Germany. A medium Sherman tank up armored at the factory is delivered to Fort Knox where a new crew takes possession of her. They name her “Iris’s Revenge” why that name? I guess you’ll have to read the story and find out!

An Uncle Dave Story
It could be harder to put a person on a rock the size of Australia than for a pitcher to hit a home run.

A Thank You Note Story
A few hours in the life of a grunt caught in the Hell of Afghanistan.

Who was the greatest soldier in British history? William The Conqueror? No. Prince Rupert or Oliver Cromwell? No. Who then? Read on. In the late 12th Century, the monks claimed they had found two graves. In fact they found one, a woman's, in the man's grave was on a vellum manuscript in a lead lined casket. They needed two bodies to draw in pilgrims and money, so the story began to evolve. Here is a translation of the manuscript, long lost and only recently rediscovered.

A New Career Story
John Wilson, a former SEAL, received a strange note and a ring in the mail. He slipped the ring on and couldn't get it off. This time, John Wilson wakes up in Texas in 1877, part of a wagon train that had just lost a battle with Comanches. Join him as he uses nothing but his intelligence and his nimble brain to survive and eventually become a family man. He takes several jobs, from Army scout to bounty hunter, as he lives through these troubled times. This is a stand-alone story.

Ahmed ibn Malik's Saracens are investing the Heights of Hattin in late twelfth-century Palestine. The Crusaders come out to parley, led by Guillaume de Chauvigny, bringing his three sons. Malik sees Chauvigny's 14-year-old reddish-blond and handsome son Andre and declares he must have him as a virgin. Turkish chieftain Yusuf bin Salah captures the boy and does everything he can to debauch him while leaving him technically a virgin for Ahmed's pleasure. Andre has his own secrets though.