The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict

The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the soldiers' presence, especially the working girls in the scattered villages nearby. Even the North Korean soldiers in the invasion are brought to life with crisp clarity in The Blue House Raid, allowing a hint of empathy for these young men who were controlled by their propagandist government. Author Robert Perron culls from his vivid familiarity of the time and subject as well as those of his fellow South Korean friends to paint not only a gripping and sometimes tragic story, but in the process narrates a fascinating military history of those forgotten times, which are as dire now as they were then.

Literature & Fiction

Perron, Robert

Genre Fiction

Ardent Writer Press, LLC

The Blue House Raid was a lesser-known conflict of the Vietnam era that played out in Korea, testing American and South Korean resolve when North Korea launched a daring attack to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee in his residence near Seoul. However, this novel of the same name is more than a description of a failed incursion. The author, a former U.S. Army soldier who spent 13 months along the DMZ, develops fictional characters who enable a grander weave of the relationships of the American and Korean soldiers along the DMZ, as well as the Korean people impacted by the soldiers' presence, especially the working girls in the scattered villages nearby. Even the North Korean soldiers in the invasion are brought to life with crisp clarity in The Blue House Raid, allowing a hint of empathy for these young men who were controlled by their propagandist government.Author Robert Perron culls from his vivid familiarity of the time and subject as well as those of his fellow South Korean friends to paint not only a gripping and sometimes tragic story, but in the process narrates a fascinating military history of those forgotten times, which are as dire now as they were then.

청와대 습격: DMZ 분쟁과 미군 병사들 (The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict) (Korean Edition)

로버트 페론 (Robert Perron)

Divine Aphasia: A Woman's Search for Her Father

Divine Aphasia's poignant story is tragic and often dark, yet hope permeates the struggles of the author, Nancy Owen Nelson, as the background in her childhood exposes her vulnerability to men and life. The story reflects a loving but delicate father, Woodford Owen Nelson, a military officer, who passes these same qualities to the author. As an adult, the author labors through multiple marriages and relationships in a difficult search for identity blurred by the experiences of the constant moves of her father from one Army base to another. These experiences, along with his alcoholism, ultimately result in the codependencies of Nelson, her mother, and sisters as well as stiff barriers to stability. Only in her final unsuccessful marriage to a colleague with Aphasia does the process reach a breaking point that shatters these barriers and leads Nelson to understand, as she writes, that "he could not give me any more love than he did. That he gave love in ways I didn't recognize."

Biographies & Memoirs

Nancy Owen Nelson

Community & Culture

My Life as a Woman Composer

A woman composer, much less one with an international classical footprint, is a rare jewel in a world populated with Mozarts, Bachs, Rachmoninoffs, and John Williams, but despite barriers holding others out, Emma Lou Diemer carved her place. This is the memoir of a woman who was raised to not be afraid, to dare tread in a man's field of dreams. It is the story of a young girl who was blessed with both talent and a musically educated family. And she used them to bring a unique beauty to the notes of her music that she has composed for almost 80 years. Follow Emma Lou's family and career toward both composer and instructor through her words of reflection and images of time in this wonderful celebration of a life dedicated to the fusion of emotion and song in My Life as a Woman Composer.

Emma Lou Diemer

Arts & Literature

A woman composer, much less one with an international classical footprint, is a rare jewel in a world populated with Mozarts, Bachs, Rachmoninoffs, and John Williams, but despite barriers holding others out, Emma Lou Diemer carved her place.\nThis is the memoir of a woman who was raised to not be afraid, to dare tread in a man's field of dreams. It is the story of a young girl who was blessed with both talent and a musically educated family. And she used them to bring a unique beauty to the notes of her music that she has composed for almost 80 years.\nFollow Emma Lou's family and career toward both composer and instructor through her words of reflection and images of time in this wonderful celebration of a life dedicated to the fusion of emotion and song in My Life as a Woman Composer.

This is a children's book of the life and career of Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American to go to space under NASA's Mercury Project in his Freedom 7 capsule. He was also selected for NASA's Apollo 14 Mission as the oldest person to fly to and land on the moon which landed in the Fra Mauro highlands of the lunar surface. He had a remarkable career not only as an astronaut, but also in the military with the Navy in World War II and later as a test pilot. In 1971 he was promoted to Rear Admiral while still working with NASA. 
Shepard and his wife, Louise, were married for over 53 years, and raised two children, Julie and Laura, as well as a niece, Alice, whom they adopted. 
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (1923-1998) was a hero who will be remembered always for his accomplishments. This book contains numerous photos of his life.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.: The Mercury Project and America's First Man into Space

Children's Books

Biographies

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The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict

청와대 습격: DMZ 분쟁과 미군 병사들 (The Blue House Raid: American Infantry and the Korean DMZ Conflict) (Korean Edition)

Divine Aphasia: A Woman's Search for Her Father

My Life as a Woman Composer

My Life as a Woman Composer

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.: The Mercury Project and America's First Man into Space