Robert J Mrazek Books In Order

Stonewall’s Gold

Winner of the Civil War Society’s Seal of Approval Winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Civil War Fiction Stonewall’s Gold is an adventure story for readers of all ages in the classic tradition of Treasure Island and The Red Badge of Courage. Combining a fascinating and gripping narrative with a portrait of life in the Civil War era South, it is also the moving story of a boy on the edge of manhood, taking on difficult challenges that force him to confront the world for the first time. The year of 1864 is a difficult time to be living in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. The Civil War is drawing to a close and, under the orders of General Sheridan, Union troops have laid waste to the countryside. Against this bleak backdrop, Jamie Lockhart s mother takes on a boarder to help her eke out a living until her husband returns from the war. Soon, someone begins desecrating local soldier s graves, and Jamie, an intrepid fifteen year old, discovers that their boarder is the culprit. Confronted, the boarder assaults Jamie s mother; defending her, Jamie kills him. In his personal effects Jamie discovers the item he was looking for in the graveyard, a cryptic map to Stonewall s gold. Thus begins Jamie s quest. Along the way, Jamie is faced with the best and the worst in human nature, and meets a young girl and falls in love for the first time. He becomes privy to the hidden politics behind the war when he stumbles upon escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad, and he is also forced to confront the ugly realities of war and the absurdity of the lost cause in the final days of the conflict. A ripping adventure yarn, a moving coming of age tale, and a fascinating portrait of the difficulty of life in the Appalachians at the end of the Civil War, Stonewall s Gold is a compelling novel that is certain to appeal to teacher and student alike.

Unholy Fire

John ‘Kit’ McKittredge is a young Union officer from Maine who is terribly wounded in one of the first battles of the Civil War. Still unfit for active duty after nine months in the hospital, he is recruited by an unorthodox colonel named Valentine Burdette to work in the Provost Marshal General’s Department in Washington. The beleaguered capital, now swollen to seven times its prewar population, is filled with saloons, brothels, spies, thieves, and murderers. It is also rife with official corruption and political intrigue. While investigating what appears to be a routine case of military procurement fraud, Kit becomes embroiled in the murder of a beautiful young woman who has had the misfortune to attend the birthday party of Union General Joseph Hooker, the notorious and charming libertine. The investigation leads Kit through a series of harrowing adventures both on the battlefield and in the capital s darkest dens of depravity until he and Val Burdette must confront a vast criminal conspiracy that threatens both their own lives as well as the fate of the Republic.

The Deadly Embrace

A richly woven page turner follows a young American woman to war torn England as she struggles to safeguard the Allies most important intelligence secrets

When Second Lieutenant Elizabeth ‘Liza’ Marantz’s train pulls into London s Victoria Station, the city s fabled streets are aflame in the aftermath of a massive Luftwaffe bombing attack. In London to join the staff of SHAEF Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, Liza is ready to keep D Day plans away from the German forces even if it means her life.

Paired with former New York homicide detective Major Sam Taggart distractions begin to pile up almost immediately when two of Liza s co workers, both mistresses of high ranking generals, suspiciously turn up dead. As Liza and Taggart trek from the blitzkrieg ravaged London to vast, elegant country estates, it becomes clear that more than one conspiracy is afoot and that the very success of the war may rest in their hands. Crackling with rich dialogue and white knuckle suspense, The Deadly Embrace showcases Robert J. Mrazek s remarkable gift for storytelling and transports readers to a fascinating time in world history.

A Dawn Like Thunder

One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of the members of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These thirty five American men many flying outmoded aircraft changed the course of history, going on to become the war’s most decorated naval air squadron, while suffering the heaviest losses in U.S. naval aviation history. Robert J. Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron and exposes a shocking cover up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes of battle, betrayal, and sacrifice, A Dawn Like Thunder is destined to become a classic in the literature of World War II.

To Kingdom Come

The breathtaking, never before told, true story of a historic air force bombing mission in 1943 Germany. On September 6, 1943, three hundred and thirty eight B 17 ‘Flying Fortresses’ of the American Eighth Air Force took off from England, bound for Stuttgart, Germany, to bomb Na*zi weapons factories. Dense clouds obscured the targets, and one commander’s critical decision to circle three times over the city and its deadly flak would prove disastrous. Forty five planes went down that day, and hundreds of men were lost or missing. Focusing on first person accounts of six of the B 17 airmen, award winning author Robert Mrazek vividly re creates the fierce air battle and reveals the astonishing valor of the airmen who survived being shot down, and the tragic fate of those who did not.