Synopses & Reviews
Richard Dickinsons acclaimed debut novel,
The Silent Men, introduced Jackson Monroe, a master sniper prowling the jungles of Vietnam. This riveting sequel finds Monroe thirty years later, now a three- star general who has been sent to Afghanistan to broker a peace agreement. But when his chopper is shot down over the mountains, the polished political officer must become a hardened survivor once more.
Following Monroe and his mens peril-filled trek across hundreds of miles of hostile territory, The Warlord captures all the menace and ambiguity of Special Ops warfare and proves Jackson Monroe to be one of the most successful heroes in military fiction.
Synopsis
A fictional answer to "Black Hawk Down, "The Warlord is a pulsating military thriller set against today's special ops war in Afghanistan.
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Meet three-star general, Jackson Monroe, a character very much based on four-star general, Colin Powell.
What would happen if a polished middle-aged man like Powell found himself shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan and surrounded by the enemy?
Can a "soft" political general who has spent decades inside the corridors of Washington now become a hardened survivor, killer, and commander inside a war zone?
Loosely based on Xenophon's "The Persian Expedition, The Warlord tells the story of former sniper Jackson Monroe ("The Silent Men) a man who must follow and then lead a ragtag unit against adversary after adversary as they try to make their way across hundreds of miles of hostile territory.
Evading, feinting, fighting, and then avenging, Monroe finally finds the commando he once was and the commander he always wanted to be.
About the Author
A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an Air Force veteran, Richard H. Dickinson has worked as a hurricane hunter and air traffic controller.