Swift: A Historical Novel Based on a True Story (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History) - Softcover

"This anthology fills an important gap in the scholarly literature about wars and American culture. This is an emerging subdiscipline of the fields of military as well as cultural history, and the essays represent some cutting edge work in the subject."--Robert Wooster, Regents Professor of History, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi --Robert Wooster (12/18/2012)

In a novel of dazzling suspense and excitement, Robert A. Shearer demonstrates the mastery of craft in this historically significant novel that has made him a significant voice in the historical fiction. Based on actual events that occurred after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and set in a small Texas town, Swift is a fictional account of lives altered in a time of war. Part mystery, part personal tragedy, Swift presents the reader with a fascinating cast of characters who demonstrate courage and resiliency in a time of chaos, confusion, and criminal victimization.