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Content levels
ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageStrong
Trigger warnings
WarViolenceDeathPTSDcombatPolitical Violence
Positive tags
Redemption ArcMentor FigureSurvival
Tropes
Military SFHard SFPolitical IntrigueReluctant HeroMorally Gray ProtagonistVeteran Protagonist
Themes
War and Its AftermathLeadershipRedemptionDuty vs PoliticsVietnam LegacyMilitary CompetenceImprovisation
Synopsis
Jif Miles knows war—three tours in Vietnam have taught this career warrior well. It’s now eight years after that conflict’s demoralizing final act, and an impetuous US president rushes his rebuilt but untested Army into harm’s way on the coup-torn Caribbean island of Grenada. Unlike Vietnam, the Army has a crystal-clear mission this time. But conceived on dangerously short notice, this mission lacks key elements of the intelligence, planning, and logistical support needed to ensure victory. In this hard-hitting fictional account, it’s up to combat-experienced leaders like Jif, now a lieutenant colonel with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, to craft victory from what could quickly become a catastrophic failure.
Tags
Military Science FictionHistorical FictionTechno-ThrillerWar Drama