Taming the sword

About the Book

IN THIS BLOCKBUSTER NOVEL, READERS WILL RECOIL WHEN THEY SEE THE UNITED STATES BROUGHT TO ITS KNEES…WHEN THEY SEE: ~~~DEATH GRIPPING AMERICA~~~ The threat hung over America for years, then it happens: terrorists explode an EMP nuclear weapon high over the United States. Gamma rays destroy the nation’s power grids and America goes dark. Those on life support die. Airliners crash, their flight control circuits fried. Home appliances fail. As production, transportation, and communication lines collapse, friends and neighbors fight over the dwindling supply of food, water, and medicine. Deaths soar and angry Americans demand a permanent end to terrorism. A high-risk mission is readied, then former CIA Agent Taylor Ramsey is summoned, the only person the President trusts to lead a perilous voyage back centuries in time, back to the very roots of terrorism; the only person the President knows, who’ll give all for one last chance to serve his country.

About the Author

Colonel Paul Barber served for several years as a Team Chief in the National Military Command Center, responsible for Crisis Management for the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; an environment where interaction with the White House, State Department, Intelligence Agencies and other governmental entities was a daily occurrence. In a subsequent assignment to the U.S. State Department, Barber served as Senior Military Representative for Crisis Management, representing the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in providing critical expertise and support to the Secretary of State.During a military assignment to North Africa, Barber lived and worked among the Moroccan people where he gained valuable knowledge and understanding of Muslims, their religion, customs, and value system. His later in-depth study of Islamic terrorism instilled another level of understanding of the Muslim people. The author's total life experiences have enabled him to present, in "CrossHairs," a scenario of realism that is not only comprehensible and conceivable in America today, but also predictable. Colonel Barber, a 27-year Air Force veteran, commanded a flying unit during the Vietnam War, completing over 200 combat support missions. He stood cockpit Alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis and flew over 3,500 hours during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Barber holds both Bachelor and Master's Degrees and is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is a retired financial advisor now living near his family in East Texas.