Set in the 1950's, this epic, Warholian novel presents a brilliant and wholly original take on the years leading up to the Kennedy assassination.Where were you when you first heard President Kennedy had been shot? This is a question most people can answer, even if the answer is "I wasn't born yet." In this epic novel, David Bowman makes the strong case that the shooting on November 22nd, 1963 was the major, defining turning point that catapulted the world into an e...

Over several years the armies of Carthage and Rome have fought each other to a bloody stalemate. Neither can gain a decisive advantage on land. On the sea Carthage's fleet reigns supreme, and the tiny Roman navy is no match for the bigger, faster, more numerous, and better-trained Carthaginians.It is 264 BC, and the First Punic War is going nowhere fast.

Athens has been humbled on the battlefield. Her army broken, her fleets destroyed. But Athens herself is untouched. Handro takes his chance. His orders are to humiliate but not sack the city the inhabitants think of as the cultural capital of the world. It's a formidable city to attack, even with its reduced garrison. Can he carry out his orders? Can he walk the fine line that divides destroying Athens' morale from uniting the Greek city-states? He has his doubts, but he has his orders. Th...

The 'Memoirs of a Gunner' offer a powerful, documentary style reflection of a young U.S.gunner's experiences in five major World War II battles. Written six decades later, he shares a rare, balanced andconvincing view of the war he was part of as a paratrooper and combat soldier capturing both – youthful emotion and enduring humanity. He describes several times moments of tragic events, which are part of the price fort the later outcome. David Bowman talks not only about combat actions.The...

The Parthians dealt a bitter blow to the military elite of Carthage. Now Hannibal II will lead a punitive expedition across the Danube and, after an epic trek, will assail the wild bowmen from the east. This time the longbow will not be outclassed.It is 149 AD, and this time Carthage is fighting for revenge.

Hanno has made friends with the local tribe and even married the chief's daughter, but can he get home? He needs to repair his ships, but his tools don't work so well on the local oak. Can he turn this to his advantage? Meanwhile, what of the trader; can he be trusted? Could he be dealt with without offending his father-in-law? Should he do so anyway? What is this mysterious fortress, Mai Dan? Could these be allies?

The 'Memoirs of a Gunner' offer a powerful, documentary style reflection of a young U.S.gunner's experiences in five major World War II battles. Written six decades later, he shares a rare, balanced andconvincing view of the war he was part of as a paratrooper and combat soldier capturing both – youthful emotion and enduring humanity. He describes several times moments of tragic events, which are part of the price fort the later outcome. David Bowman talks not only about combat actions.The...

Forty years earlier the Vikings sent a fleet of Carthaginian galleys to the bottom of the North Sea, and left the bones of a Carthaginian army to whiten in the snows of Finland. It may have taken forty years but now it is time for Carthage to have its revenge. The last European tribes to challenge Carthage will now find out what that ancient challenge really costs.It is 389AD, and Carthage has its revenge.

Pushing north, the Carthaginian forces have conquered Denmark. The Angles, the Saxons, and the Franks have been overrun. The galleys of the Carthaginian fleet control the seas from Spain to Denmark. Protected in this way, the British reap the benefits of the peace the rest of the empire has enjoyed.It is 332 AD, and finally, the northern empire can catch its breath.

With the installation of a new dynasty and the end of the civil war, Carthage hopes to rebuild the peace it had prospered in for so long. Sensing weakness, others have different ideas. Suddenly the brave yeomen with their longbows that had stood their ground and won the civil war must fight a different enemy. Out of the east, across the Danube, comes a new enemy. The Parthians are the undisputed masters of horse archery. Finally, the northern longbow and the Parthian short composite bow wi...

All of Europe west of the river Rhine lies under the hand of Carthage. Ruled jointly from the south, Carthage itself, and north, Mai Dan in Britain, the empire appears to be at peace. There are three firebrands within the empire, two of whom are looking for further conquests to cement their place and perhaps their children's future within the society that has assimilated them. It is 48 BC can Hanno, a descendant of his legendary namesake, keep a leash on the ambitions of a certain Julius C...

Their borders secure once more, Hannibal II returns in triumph to his home city. As the soldiers of the army are released back into civilian life it is now trade that dominates the agenda.It is 152 AD, and Pax Carthaga has returned. Will Carthage prosper in peace?