Changing of the Guard is the third book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. With the Indian Wars tapering down, the attention of the young nation turns to flexing its muscles. The MacKendricks are involved thoroughly with the changes facing their country and their vivid family.Randolph follows his father to West Point but finds the Academy much changed from its early days. Instead of producing the brilliant engineers,...

Boots and Saddles is the second book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. With the Civil War over, the Army of the United States is reduced from over a million men at arms to a mere 38,000. This small handful is expected to patrol the vast territories of the West.James seeks a return to the cheerful fatalism of the professional soldier and is even willing to serve in the hated Cavalry. Timothy, cooling his heels in a S...

War Clouds in the East is the fifth book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. With the war in Europe almost a year old, the MacKendricks are already involved in spite of their own country's neutrality.Fitzjames, who comprehends the significance of a growing mechanized world and the dawn of airpower, has forsaken his beloved Cavalry as it becomes increasingly obsolete. Seduced by the promise of a new challenge, he turns...

Long Gray Line is the fourth book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. The war with Spain is over and the United States has moved beyond its continental boundaries. With new inventions on the horizon, the United States at last takes its place in the world order and the MacKendricks are quick to answer the challenge.Jackson Lee, classmate of the impressive Douglas MacArthur, demonstrates a quiet competence and is marked...

PERSHING'S EAGLES is the sixth book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. The war in Europe is over three years old and the MacKendricks stand ready to serve when their country throws its youthful might to the support of the Allies.At odds with his own senior generals and out of step with his West Point classmates, Fitzjames struggles to find a path back to his own army from the murky shadows of British intelligence. Ol...

Shadow of the Flags is the first book in the story of the MacKendrick Army family; who live by West Point's motto of Duty, Honor, Country. James MacKendrick and his younger brother, Timothy, are both graduates of West Point but have been raised in a proud Virginia family. When Civil War rips their country apart, each must make the heartbreaking decision as to whether to stay loyal to the United States or join the tide of other Southern-bred officers who choose to follow their home states o...