-AWARD WINNING AUTHOR-
LEO BARRON
THE BOOKS
Eagle Over the Kremlin
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One bridgehead. Four lives. Zero margin for error.
Lieutenant Grant Richardson's mission is simple: blast through enemy fire and take the Volga Bridgehead. Failure means certain death-- and the collapse of the entire front.
Nearby, his brother Zach leads the last tank platoon holding the line. One wrong move, and the Russians will force the Americans back across the Volga.
In Washington, their mother-- US Secretary of Defense Gina Richardson-- is fighting a different war. The enemy is the President himself, and he may cost her the chance to save her sons... and her country.
Russian General Nikola Korolev knows this battle will decide everything. If the Americans win, Russia loses. He'll do whatever it takes to stop them-- even if it means unleashing the unthinkable.
The fight for the bridgehead will decide the war. And maybe the world.
Book Two in the Eagle Against the World series.
No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne
ISBN-13-978-0451238139
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On Christmas Eve, the holiest of nights for the many Christian peoples of Europe, Adolf Hitler was unleashing the full fury of his remaining Luftwaffe bomber force on Bastogne.
For Bastogne was the holdout city, center of Allied resistance to his Wacht am Rhein (Watch on the Rhein) offensive—the German surprise attack in the west that would become known among the Allies as the Battle of the Bulge… The battle that would result from Hitler’s orders would become the climactic event of the Bastogne saga: a rapid-fire, desperate assault by overwhelming German armored might, defended in bloody struggles by the ragged and weapons-strapped GIs trapped in Bastogne. It would be either the last stand of the American defenders or the culmination of the German drive to capture the vital crossroads. Either way pointed to a climactic showdown—a desperate bloodbath in the snowy fields of Bastogne. For hundreds of German and American soldiers facing off in the siege, the events of Christmas 1944 would destroy any sense of holiness and peace on earth. For the soldiers on both sides, and for the brave people of Bastogne, this would be no silent night.
High Tide in the Korean War:
How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
ISBN-13: 978-0811715614
By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.
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Page-turning history of one of the most important battles of the Korean War
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From-the-foxhole account of a do-or-die defense
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Draws from memoirs, interviews, unit reports, intelligence summaries, and personal research in South Korea
Patton at the Battle of the Bulge: How the General's Tanks Turned the Tide at Bastogne
ISBN-0451467876
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December 1944. For the besieged American defenders of Bastogne, time was running out....
Hitler’s forces had pressed in on the small Belgian town in a desperate offensive designed to push back the Allies, starting the Battle of the Bulge. So far the U.S. soldiers had managed to repel waves of attackers and even a panzer onslaught. But as their ammunition dwindled, the weary paratroopers of the 101st Airborne could only hope for a miracle—a miracle in the form of General George S. Patton and his Third Army. More than a hundred miles away, Patton, ordered to race his men to Bastogne, was already putting in motion the most crucial charge of his career. Tapped to spearhead his counterstrike against the Wehrmacht was the 4th Armored Division, a bloodied but experienced unit that had fought and slogged its way across France. But blazing a trail into Belgium meant going up against some of the best infantry and tank units in the German Army. Failure to reach Bastogne in time could result in the overrunning of the 101st—a catastrophic defeat that could turn the tide of the war and secure victory for the Nazis. In Patton at the Battle of the Bulge, Army veteran and historian Leo Barron explores one of the most famous yet little understood clashes of the war, a vitally important chapter in one of history’s biggest battles.
Patton's First Victory: How General George Patton Turned the Tide in North Africa and Defeated the Afrika Korps at El Guettar
ISBN 13: 978-0811718325
American troops invaded North Africa in November 1942, but did not face serious resistance until the following February, when they finally tangled with Rommel’s Afrika Korps—and the Germans gave the inexperienced Americans a nasty drubbing at Kasserine Pass. After this disaster, Gen. George Patton took command and reinvigorated U.S. troops with tough training and new tactics. In late March, at El Guettar in Tunisia, Patton’s men defeated the Germans. It was a morale-boosting victory—the first American success versus the Germans and the first of Patton’s storied World War II career—and proved to the enemy, the British, and the Americans themselves that the U.S. Army could fight and win.
OPLAN Fulda: World War III
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Time is running out...
May, 1989. The two nuclear superpowers are finally talking peace, but not everyone in the Soviet Union seeks such resolution.
Senior Soviet ministers and generals conduct a coup to seize power and prevent the dissolution of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact.
To cover up their plot and capitalize on the resulting chaos, they invade West Germany, setting off a chain of events and the Third World War. Across Europe, soldiers and spies are drawn into the conflict. From NATO headquarters to the front lines, the information is there to prevent nuclear annihilation if only they can find it in time.
But will they uncover the truth before time runs out?
Based on the declassified Operations Order 33001, Leo Barron's decades of military intelligence experience allow this military thriller to dive deep into tactics and realistically explore how everything could have changed in 1989.
Eagle Against the Bear: A Chronicle of World War III
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Every choice has its consequences that could cost thousands of innocent lives…
On the sacred day of Christmas, a clandestine figure reaches out to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with a tantalizing proposal: a foolproof plan to neutralize Russia's strategic nuclear weapons stockpile in exchange for political asylum.
The Secretary of Defense, Gina Richardson, is well aware that the next decision could be the key to ending the war in Ukraine. However, she also understands that it could potentially escalate into a much larger conflict.
Gina's two sons, Grant and Zachary Richardson, are twin brothers serving as platoon leaders in the US Army. As the threat of war looms, they both wonder if they have what it takes to lead their soldiers into combat.
Aleksandar Malakhov, the current President of Russia, has a singular objective: to restore his country to its former glory as a dominant world power and Eurasian empire. However, the US military and NATO stand in his way. Undaunted, Malakhov is willing to engage in high-stakes tactics and potentially provoke war with the alliance to see them come to fruition.
It's like history repeating itself as reckless leaders push their countries toward war once again. Only this time, the consequences could be catastrophic.
Gina Richardson understands any wrong move could trigger a disaster, but can she persuade her boss, the President of the United States, to ease off before he plunges the nation into a nuclear crisis?
Merry Christmas and peace on Earth – but not this year…
First Book in the Eagle Against the World Series...