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MilSpeak Books


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MilSpeak Books is the nonprofit publishing division of MilSpeak Foundation. MB is dedicated to providing a venue for creative literary works written by military people. Your purchase of an MB title will go directly toward supporting MilSpeak Foundation programs.

MilSpeak Foundation, Inc., a 501c3 NPO, exists to raise awareness about creative works by military people to a more visible and influential position in American culture and seeks to be a leader in shaping a receptive climate for creative works by military people by developing new audiences, creating new avenues for delivery, and encouraging creativity among military people. Through writing, creating art and performing, military people preserve the history of everyday military life, learn about stress management benefits of participating in the Arts, and increase civilian understanding about military life.

Purchasing a MilSpeak Books title helps to support MilSpeak Foundation programs.


Recently Released:

HOW TO NOT TELL A WAR STORY
Short Stories about War
Vietnam Veteran Michael Lund
August 2012

A COMMON BOND II
Poetry, Prose, and Song
By Participants of
The Memorial Day Writers' Project
In Tribute to America’s Veterans
1993-2011
Edited by Richard Epstein

Nominated for The National Book Award 2012
THE WESTERING
Korean War Veteran Tom Sheehan
21 Short Stories about the American West
March 2012

MICKEY 6
Vietnam Veteran John Koelsch
War Novel
October 2011

TRIPTYCHS: A 'NAM MARINE'S NOW AND THEN
Poems and Prose by Andrew Syor
Illustrated by Henry Avignon
September 2011

KOREAN ECHOES: A collection not by the numbers but in Alpha Formation
By Korean War Veteran Tom Sheehan
September 2011

NIGHTMARE IN NORWAY
Vietnam Veteran Dick Reynolds
Espionage and Romance Novel


Forthcoming RELEASES

WAR STORIES
Short Stories about military life written by veterans.
Illustrated by Robert Wilson
Edited by Sally Drumm, MilSpeak Foundation
& Sally Shore of The New Short Fiction Series
November 2012

THE BLOOD RUNS
Vietnam Veteran Gentle Culpepper
Coming of age novel - from Watts to Vietnam
September 2012

LETTERS OF WAR: To a Son at War
Lawrence C. La Croix
A Vietnam Veteran shares his correspondence with his son at war in Iraq.
September 2012

BROTHER DIONYSUS
Short Fiction BY Sean Brown, USMC Retired
September 2012

DREAMS OF CYMBELINE
POETRY BY DAVID BEDWORTH
Illustrated by his sister, Pat
OCTOBER 2012

WEAPONS OF CAIN
Thom Brucie
War Novel

SURVIVING WAR, PERISHING IN PEACE
Charles Heckman
Extensive study of how U.S. veterans are abandoned by their government after wars end.

Plus, memoir by WWII Veterans, and more....

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    Last Hurrah for an Evil Empire    by Casey Cavanaugh
    Price: $1.99 USD. 41820 words. Published by MilSpeak Books  on September 6, 2010. .
    (5.00)
    As the sun begins to set on the Soviet Union, desperation slowly grips this once great empire's staunchest champions. This is the story of the courageous few who fight to hold off that final sunset, and of the American counter-intelligence operatives who bring the Cold War to end game. When a country calls, some give all....
    MilSpeak: Warriors, Veterans, Family and Friends Writing the Military Experience    by Sally Drumm
    Price: $1.99 USD. 167500 words. Published by MilSpeak Books  on December 24, 2009. .
    (5.00)
    This collection of true stories is a great volume (for the living room or the class room) to get the conversation started about the wartime experience and military life. What are our troops and their families really enduring to answer the call to duty? Revisit the Korean War and Vietnam War on your way to the Gulf Wars as you learn about military life in the words of those who live it.
    Mayhem in Mazatlan    by Dick Reynolds
    Price: $1.99 USD. 67470 words. Published by MilSpeak Books  on March 29, 2010. .
    (4.00)
    Vicky Armstrong, 48-years old, is broke & living in a VW van in California after her husband leaves her for another woman. Vicky changes her life and seeks revenge. Her quest for justice takes her to Switzerland in this dramatic tale of murder, romance and international intrigue.
    Nightmare In Norway    by Dick Reynolds
    Price: $1.99 USD. 98980 words. Published by MilSpeak Books  on March 26, 2011. .
    (4.00)
    A momentary encounter with a Norwegian beauty sends Sandy Gilmartin, engineer and reluctant spy, on a journey from the groves of Orange County, California to the snowbanks of Norway. Will drifting into a life of espionage and romance lead Sandy to the secret of becoming the hero of his own life?


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