The first release from veteran owned and operated publishing company, Dead Reckoning Collective. Fact &amp; Memory is a collection of poetry about growing up, trauma, loss, love and happiness. Mostly it is about getting a lot of things wrong before you start getting them right and how you remember those events versus how they actually happened.

Fact & Memory

Literature & Fiction

Dow, Keith

Carroll, Tyler

Dead Reckoning Collective

Poetry

This collection is the experience-the knowledge of those who have trained for, and more often than not engaged in war to bring it back to us so that we may indulge ourselves vicariously in war’s brutal consequence. We should not diminish their valued contributions by referring to them simply as, warrior poets. Sure, they are that rare and ambiguous blend of strength and intellect, emotional connection and steadfast resolve, deserving of the title, but this is more specifically a collection of Poet-Warriors: individuals with the unique ability to deliver first hand the experience of war using the art of poetry. They are a great benefit to our society, our history, and the understanding of ourselves.

In Love... &War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors

Rose, David

Jenkins, Leo

Vargas, Vincent

Skovlund, Marty

Eggen, Justin

Collective, Dead Reckoning

war{{n}}pieces is the sixth book and second collection of poetry from acclaimed author Leo Jenkins. Fifteen years have passed since Leo was a U.S. Army Ranger medic in Iraq and Afghanistan - fifteen years of reflection, of death and triumph, of struggle and overcoming. war{{n}}pieces is a poetic journey from war through love to redemption.

war{{n}}pieces

This collection is the experience-the knowledge of those who have trained for, and more often than not engaged in war to bring it back to us so that we may indulge ourselves vicariously in war's brutal consequence. We should not diminish their valued contributions by referring to them simply as, warrior poets. Sure, they are that rare and ambiguous blend of strength and intellect, emotional connection and steadfast resolve, deserving of the title, but this is more specifically a collection of Poet-Warriors: individuals with the unique ability to deliver first hand the experience of war using the art of poetry. They are a great benefit to our society, our history, and the understanding of ourselves.

War... &After: The Anthology of Poet Warriors

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Whether in a bar or a day-old fighting position, the Global War on Terror forced its fighters to examine life and luck- some just more than others. There were the guys you hated and the guys you loved. Then, there was Joe Watts- the bastard and the hero. The wild, foul-mouthed Joe Watts lurks at the center of this intricate novella. He is nothing less than a mythic figure in the memories of his former warriors: Preston, Perchigh, and Ruiz. Reunited at Watt's funeral, they recount how a man probably better off dead once brightened their lives.In possession of a mysterious letter, they learn Watts has tricks up his sleeve from beyond the grave.---Lucky Joe has the grit of a war memoir and the black humor that only those who have fought can deliver. Jenkins, Kimber, and Rose prove themselves careful observers of war, those who fight it, and the intricacies of the human condition.

Lucky Joe

Kimber, Brian

Humor & Satire

Sober Man's Thoughts is a gritty, self-reflective journey where William Bolyard dives into his deepest thoughts and emotions from a past of love, death, and vices. Told through poetry, from behind every backroom bar and bottle from Tangier to Havana. This is for the lost and broken. Readers beware.

Sober Man's Thoughts

Bolyard, William

Four years after an apocalyptic event known as "the Red," a 15-year-old Tyler Ballard struggles with the death of his brother following a skirmish with a neighboring town over resources. He joins the East Tampa Militia in an attempt to find vengeance, but discovers a web of circumstances that are not as simple as his fractured heart may have wished. 
Tyler's journey illustrates the discovery of war and those involved in it - from the soldiers in the dirt to the politicians barking orders and pulling strings. 
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The First Marauder is book 1 of 3 in Luke Ryan's 'Post-Red' series. 
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Luke Ryan is a third culture kid, a veteran, a marketing nerd, and an author who aims to make sense of his experiences through made-up stories and poetry.

The First Marauder

Ryan, Luke

Genre Fiction

War. 
Life. 
These two terms seem to have contrasting meanings. "Where They Meet" is an analysis of their intersection using poetic verse. Through rhyme, meter, and often humor, Cokie takes the reader through his experiences in both worlds. From the unpopular notion of fun in combat to the questions of God's presence in war, to the overwhelming joys of being a husband and father, these poems are meant to illuminate simple truths to both veterans and civilians. 
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Cokie has spent well over a decade behind a sniper rifle in service to the U.S. Marine Corps, various private military companies, and the almighty dollar. He has also spent time as a combat medic and a seminary student and now places his identity as a man who serves Christ and loves his wife and children.

Where They Meet

Cokie

Karmic Purgatory isn't just a book of war poetry. It's a collection of poems detailing one man's life, making sense of transitions and turmoil now that he can see them behind him.These poems map out a life as a witness of, and a participant in, conflict before, during, and after military service....Karmic Purgatory is Keith Walter Dow's first solo poetry book. He co-authored Dead Reckoning Collective's first poetry book, Fact & Memory. His poems also appear in the #1 New Release Poetry Anthology, In Love... &War: The Anthology of Poet Warriors.

Karmic Purgatory

Self-Help

Relationships

Critics of war are often labeled treasonous lunatics. Even those who are critical of the government are scrutinized and dragged through the mud. Young men and women volunteer to fight wars on their nation's behalf, and we should commend them for their actions, but we should question the steps to board ships and planes bound for foreign soil before their military service is required. 
Major General Smedley Butler was a 2x Medal of Honor recipient and an advocate for those he lead to war. His legacy is rich with valor in combat but also the bureaucratic fight on the homefront. From exposing war-profiteering to campaigning for veterans benefits that provide returning US troops with rich opportunities in the present day, "Old Gimlet Eye" was an American hero you surely did not read about in school. 
"War is a racket, it always has been," and it still is.

War is a Racket

Business & Money

Butler, Smedley

Schueman, Thomas

Industries

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