Hello to all in the Army.ca forums,
I am Michael Karpovage, American author of the just-released combat novel called FLASHPOINT QUEBEC: Operation Joint Suppression. You might have noticed my new banner advertisement in this website. Please click on the ad and Buy a Book! You will not be let down by my interpretation of this "hot" Canadian topic of Quebec secession and the urban combat that results.
Here is a brief synopsis of what this fiction novel is about:
A NATO request for military assistance to Canada thrusts a U.S. Army 10th Mountain light infantry task force behind Quebec provincial lines on a moment's notice. Mission objective: take the airport and bridges and then allow the Canadian Army to pass through their positions. It was supposed to be a permissive NATO spearhead insertion into the St. Lawrence port city of Trois Rivieres aimed at bringing the breakaway province of Quebec back to negotiations in resolving its claim of secession from Canada. Instead, the American infantry unit is drawn into a violent urban battle with a column of main battle tanks from the revolutionary Quebec Defense Force, a force clandestinely supported by France.
Visit the U.S. Army‘s 10th Mountain Blizzard Newspaper review of this book at: http://www.drum.army.mil/blizzard/blizzard_archives/news.asp?id=8&issuedate=12-18-2003
This book features a disgruntled former commander of the now disbanded Canadian Airborne Regiment who was disgraced by the Somalia Affair -- Colonel Michel LaPointe now heads up the Quebec Defense Force and is preparing to defend his new nation. On the American side are a number of soldiers, in particular young 2nd Lt. Mike D‘Arata, facing his baptism by fire and his company commander Captain T.J. Karr, a veteran of the Battle of Mogadishu.
This is primarily a combat novel showing the chaos a battle may bring and a tribute to the "warrior" to make the public more aware of what soldiers go through in their profession so us civilians can sleep peaceably at night. The "colorful" dialogue, the adrenaline-pumping radio traffic and the picture painted puts you right in the thick of the fight. From CF-18 Hornets to Kiowa Scouts to the mighty M1-Abrams tank on down to hand-to-hand street combat, FLASHPOINT QUEBEC is definitely a page turner without the Hollywood ending. What happened for real in Blackhawk Down heavily influenced the scenario laid out in this Trois Rivieres-based battle.
Feel free to throw out some questions or e-mail me with more information. The book is available at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.publishamerica.com. Or call your local bookstore to order it. the ISBN # is 1-4137-0176-0
Pretty soon Mike Bobbitt (owner/moderator of Army.ca) will be conducting an interview on one of the forums. He‘s getting a signed copy of the book now. Please don‘t pass up your chance for some good entertaining reading. Get a copy now and open the discussion!
Thank you,
Michael Karpovage
I am Michael Karpovage, American author of the just-released combat novel called FLASHPOINT QUEBEC: Operation Joint Suppression. You might have noticed my new banner advertisement in this website. Please click on the ad and Buy a Book! You will not be let down by my interpretation of this "hot" Canadian topic of Quebec secession and the urban combat that results.
Here is a brief synopsis of what this fiction novel is about:
A NATO request for military assistance to Canada thrusts a U.S. Army 10th Mountain light infantry task force behind Quebec provincial lines on a moment's notice. Mission objective: take the airport and bridges and then allow the Canadian Army to pass through their positions. It was supposed to be a permissive NATO spearhead insertion into the St. Lawrence port city of Trois Rivieres aimed at bringing the breakaway province of Quebec back to negotiations in resolving its claim of secession from Canada. Instead, the American infantry unit is drawn into a violent urban battle with a column of main battle tanks from the revolutionary Quebec Defense Force, a force clandestinely supported by France.
Visit the U.S. Army‘s 10th Mountain Blizzard Newspaper review of this book at: http://www.drum.army.mil/blizzard/blizzard_archives/news.asp?id=8&issuedate=12-18-2003
This book features a disgruntled former commander of the now disbanded Canadian Airborne Regiment who was disgraced by the Somalia Affair -- Colonel Michel LaPointe now heads up the Quebec Defense Force and is preparing to defend his new nation. On the American side are a number of soldiers, in particular young 2nd Lt. Mike D‘Arata, facing his baptism by fire and his company commander Captain T.J. Karr, a veteran of the Battle of Mogadishu.
This is primarily a combat novel showing the chaos a battle may bring and a tribute to the "warrior" to make the public more aware of what soldiers go through in their profession so us civilians can sleep peaceably at night. The "colorful" dialogue, the adrenaline-pumping radio traffic and the picture painted puts you right in the thick of the fight. From CF-18 Hornets to Kiowa Scouts to the mighty M1-Abrams tank on down to hand-to-hand street combat, FLASHPOINT QUEBEC is definitely a page turner without the Hollywood ending. What happened for real in Blackhawk Down heavily influenced the scenario laid out in this Trois Rivieres-based battle.
Feel free to throw out some questions or e-mail me with more information. The book is available at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.publishamerica.com. Or call your local bookstore to order it. the ISBN # is 1-4137-0176-0
Pretty soon Mike Bobbitt (owner/moderator of Army.ca) will be conducting an interview on one of the forums. He‘s getting a signed copy of the book now. Please don‘t pass up your chance for some good entertaining reading. Get a copy now and open the discussion!
Thank you,
Michael Karpovage