Blood Sweat and Mothballs Paperback – January 21, 2026

A simmering conflict is just coming to a boil in a place far from the hometown streets of America. Follow the true story of a naïve Midwest teenager as he sets off to war in a land far away called Viet Nam. This fresh-faced boy is about to be transformed by forces he's only seen in the movies. While he thought about what it would take to serve his country, his country had other plans. Stay with him as he climbs into fragile choppers flown by kids with nerves of steel not much older than he. Before the monsoon rains can wash the caked blood from the helicopter's floor, he takes off again to be swallowed up in the smell of cordite and fear. From the stumbling ranks of clumsy kids in brand-new uniforms smelling of mothballs to the bloodied rags of flight gear torn by war, this old man in a young man's body will be transformed forever. Day in and day out, he wonders if he will survive long enough to grow up and see home again. Read more