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At thirty-two, Second Lieutenant George Patton is mired in a dead-end career. Then the U. S. Cavalry is called to one last fight. In the spring of 1916, political instability in Mexico crosses the border when Pancho Villa raids Columbus, New Mexico. President Wilson orders a Punitive Expedition to bring the outlaw revolutionary to justice. As General Pershing mounts an aggressive campaign, Patton confronts the reality of 20th-century warfare.
About the Author
Readers say, pick-up a Paul Colt book, you can't put it down. Paul Colt historical novels crackle with authenticity. His analytical insight, investigative research and genuine horse sense bring history to life. His characters walk off the pages of history into the reader's imagination in a style that blends Jeff Shaara's historical dramatizations with Robert B. Parker's gritty dialog. Paul Colt history entertains and informs. Paul writes Action Adventure, western style.Paul's Grasshoppers in Summer was recently recognized with a coveted Will Rogers Medallion Award. Grasshoppers in Summer and Friends Call Me Bat are Western Writers of America Spur Award honorees. His Boots and Saddles a Call to Glory received the Marilyn Brown Novel Award, presented by Utah Valley University. Publisher's Weekly calls it "...a stunning success." His work in western fiction gives creative expression to a life long love of the west. Paul grew up as comfortable on the back of a horse as most kids are on a bicycle. He gets his boots dirty researching a story, whenever possible from the back of a horse.
