Forstchen has a phd from purdue university with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He has coauthored several books with newt gingrich, including gettysburg. Trains, planes, cars, phones, computers, power plants, electronics and. Forstchen 2 editions first published in 1999 not in library never call retreat. Forstchen launched a new epic adventure series about world war ii in the pacific, with their book pearl harbor. Forstchen was born on 11th october 1950 in millburn, new jersey.
Since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the united states more than two years ago, the small town of black mountain, north carolina has suffered famine, civil war, and countless deaths. A towering epic torank with douglas prestons blasphemy and michael crichtons prey pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energysupplies, and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet. One second after was cited on the floor of congress as the book everyone should read. Buy fateful lightning lost regiment series reissue by forstchen, william isbn. In the span of a single second, the united states is plunged into darkness as an electro magnetic pulse emp wipes out all electricity. The final day concludes the william forstchen trilogy that began with one second after and continued in one year after. Pillar to the sky is a nasainspired work of fiction from william r. He is a professor of history and faculty fellow at montreat college, in montreat, north carolina. A novel of the civil war, pearl harbor, days of infamy, to try mens souls and valley forge.
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Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history. The complete series list for the lost regiment william r. Forstchen, author of the new york times bestseller, one second after. In 2009 forstchen released one second after, a story of one mans struggle to save his family and his small north carolina town after america is hit with a high altitude emp that sends america back to. He has worked with many senior government officials, and one second after was cited on the floor of congress as a. General george washington, thomas paine, and jonathan van dorn, a private in washingtons army. Forstchen coauthored the new york times bestselling gettysburg and has written numerous short stories. Forstchen, including one second after, and one year after, and more on. Day of wrath is a provocative work that should stimulate an intense national debate. Forstchen is the author of nearly fifty books, including the awardwinning we look like men of war. Fateful lightning the lost regiment series book 4 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lost in another world and time, a regiment of union soldiers find themselves part of a tactical retreat from the onslaught of the mysterious merki hordes.
Forstchen brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly reala story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small north carolina town after america loses a war, in one second, a war that will send america back to the dark agesa war based upon a weapon, an electro magnetic pulse emp. On the one hand, this book is a bestseller, with 4. Forstchen is the new york times bestselling author of one second after. A major release in the new york times bestselling one second after series, set in an alternate america rebuilding after an electromagnetic pulse, this is william r. Fateful lightning the lost regiment series book 4 ebook. Starting out during one of the last phases civil war, a regiment of the union army is hit by a lightning strike and sent to a faraway planet one with only medievallevel weaponry and technology. Early and personal life william forstchen or william r. Order of lost regiment books the lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels by american novelist william r. Besides being a novelist, forstchen is a professor of history and faculty fellow at montreat college, in north.
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Most of the time i can extend my loan and have the books for over a month. The final victory gingrich and forstchens civil war trilogy. Forstchen is the author of over forty books, has a ph. In 2007, bestselling authors newt gingrich and william r. Forstchen is the author of we look like men of war, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. He writes the lost regiment series, coauthored the civil war series with newt gingrich and has contributed towards such series as riftwar, star trek, magic. My book club gets me to read a number of books i would have never read otherwise, and one second after 2009 by william forstchen is one of them. Forstchen is the new york times bestselling author of one second after, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. Download audiobooks by william r forstchen at and save. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The latest installment in forstchens dystopian series will be best enjoyed by those who have read the first two books, one second after 2009 and one year after 2015. The story begins one year after one second after ends, two years since nuclear weapons were detonated above the united states and brought america to its. Pandemic drought, skyrocketing oil prices, dwindling energy supplies and wars of water scarcity threaten the planet.
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