Leonard B. Scott is de auteur van veelgeprezen romans die voortkomen uit zijn uitgebreide ervaring bij het Amerikaanse leger. Zijn werk verkent thema's als eer, uithoudingsvermogen en de psychologische impact van het militaire leven. Scott's schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door een sterke vertelstijl en een diep inzicht in de geest van personages die voor extreme uitdagingen staan. Door zijn verhalen onderzoekt hij het veerkrachtige vermogen van de menselijke geest in het aangezicht van conflict en verlies.
Ty is the grunt. Point man for his platoon. Jason is the favored one: a football hero picked for officer training school who leads his men into a slaughter ground from which most of them will never return. Ty and Jason -- Oklahoma brothers different in character, yet close in soul -- are about to meet in the Battle of Dak To, upon the blood-drenched sides of Hill 875.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE RIGHT ENDS AND WRONG BEGINS. As punishment for putting the truth before the reputation of the Bureau, FBI agents Eli Tanner and Ashley Sutton have been exiled to the backwater of Columbus, Georgia. They are truly a mismatched pair: She is a by-the- book, competent, tough, smart feminist; Tanner is a confident, competent, take-charge, battle-scarred Neanderthal. But their days of action are far from over--especially when Tanner suspects that a "suicide" at Fort Benning is actually murder, leading him and Sutton to uncover a chilling series of killings tied to a betrayal in Cambodia in 1969. A thrilling read for those who like their action hot, SOLEMN DUTY is a roller-coaster ride through a landscape of carnage and death, as Cambodian hit men, the Chinese mafia, and the FBI vie to outdo one another in an ultimate life-or-death climax. . . .
Ethnic and sectarian conflicts represent a significant global challenge, often manifesting as internal wars between rival groups. The international community has grappled with the necessity and effectiveness of military intervention in these conflicts, which range from humanitarian aid to nation-building efforts. Despite varying success, interventions continue as a means to address these crises. The U.S. military's doctrine lacks specific strategies for these conflicts, focusing instead on peace enforcement operations such as separating belligerents and establishing protected areas to mitigate violence and maintain population separation.