{"product_id":"down-a-dark-road-paperback","title":"Down a Dark Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. W. Buzz Bernard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown a Dark Road\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2024 MWSA Gold Medal, transports readers to the shadowy forests of WWII Austria, where a weary and battle-worn Army platoon is about to discover the war's darkest secret...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...a gut punch of a novel. A tale of war's end, when the bill comes due in blood...\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eReed Farrel Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSleepless City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the war in Europe draws to a close, young Army lieutenant Jim Thayer finds himself and his platoon on the point of the American advance into Austria. Jim and his men are no strangers to the horror of war. But what they find hidden in the forests of Western Austria is beyond anything they have yet experienced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBattling remnants of the legendary Waffen SS, Germany's elite fighting force, Jim and his men come face to face with the cruel brutality of the Nazi regime. And bear witness to the fields of death left in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to hunt down the architect of this atrocity, Jim dispatches an unofficial team of unlikely allies--an American bomber pilot, a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot, and a young Austrian woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war may be ending. But for these strange comrades in arms, the final battle has only just begun...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDown a Dark Road\u003c\/em\u003e, former Air Force officer H.W. \"Buzz\" Bernard plunges readers into the final dark and bloody chapter of the war, as they follow Jim and others into the true heart of darkness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDOWN A DARK ROAD\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Read this book. Share it with your friends and neighbors. Discuss it. Never forget!\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eGene Simmons\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecofounder of rock group Kiss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...an action-packed story that also informs on some of the darkest events of World War II.\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eLee Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAfter Dunkirk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Bernard nails the character of Jim and his significant role in the final chaotic days of WWII.\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eMajor General Raymond F. Rees\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eUSA (ret.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...reveals the kindness and gentleness--the humanity--of a life-long warrior.\"\u003c\/em\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eTed Kulongoski\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGovernor of Oregon (2003-2011)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e____________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"...heroic story...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"...a read of a lifetime.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"An incredible WWII read!!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"I could not put this book down.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★★★★★ \"...you owe it to yourself to read this...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. W. \"Buzz\" Bernard is a bestselling, award-winning novelist. A retired Air Force Colonel and Legion of Merit recipient, he also served as a senior meteorologist at The Weather Channel for thirteen years. He is a past president of the Southeastern Writers Association and member of International Thriller Writers, the Atlanta Writers Club, Military Writers Society of America, Willamette Writers, and Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Buzz and his wife live in Kennewick, Washington, along with their fuzzy, strangely docile Shih-Tzu, Stormy... probably misnamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.82 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422187041017,"sku":"9781648753589","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/0mVNcq9ce79781648753589.webp?v=1779263526","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/down-a-dark-road-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}