Monday, March 30, 2015

Blog Tour + Review and Giveaway: Across the Pond by Michael McCormick


ACROSS THE POND
BY MICHAEL McCORMICK


Across The Pond by Michael McCormick is the story of a young American who fights for his country during the war in Vietnam, only to be rejected when he returns home. The author, based the book on his personal experience as an infantry squad leader who served in combat. In the foreword for thebook, author Ron Kovic wrote, “This little book grips the reader from the very beginning and does not let go.”

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QUOTES
“I think war is a crime, if you don’t believe me, ask the infantry, ask the dead.”

“With this work, McCormick takes his place among the other important chroniclers of this period.”

“Sean McBride had survived his war in Vietnam. At the age of nineteen, he was about to be decorated with the Silver Star Medal, the third highest military award for gallantry in action.”

“His experience in war had shaped his thinking in unique ways. He knew he was different from other men."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael McCormick (Vietnam Veteran)Michael McCormick is the author of Across The Pond. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps just out of high school at the age of 17. Soon after, he found himself in battle in the jungles and rice paddies of Vietnam. He was nearly killed on several occasions, but managed to survive and return home at age 19. After the war, Michael earned his B.A. in psychology and his M.A. in clinical psychology. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife Gina.

mikemccormick49@ymail.com




GIVEAWAY
The author is giving away a paperback copy of ACROSS THE POND to one winner of the Rafflecopter


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