#BlogTour Review Stop and #Giveaway–Stinger by Bill Fortin

I am thrilled to present today my blog tour stop for Stinger by Bill Fortin presented by my associate reviewer, the CE, on April 6, 2018, and promoted by Premier Virtual Author Book Tours. Read the CE’s full review of this exciting military action-adventure narrative here and please don’t miss your chance for this Super Giveaway–link below!

 Publisher:  Cold War Publications (February 9, 2018)
Category: Action/Adventure, War, Military, Crime
Tour dates: May/June, 2018
ISBN: 978-0996478618
Available in Print and ebook, 432 pages

Book Blurb:

Rick Fontain is back… This Cold War adventure takes the reader inside the classified exploits of Senator Charlie Wilson and CIA’s Task Force Chief, Gust Avrakotos. Strange bedfellows they were… their alliance proved to be one of the most successful partnerships in the history of the CIA. Stinger: Operation Cyclone recounts the outcomes of their efforts.

The adventure begins with the election of Ronald Regan in 1979. This was the same year that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. Early in 1982 POTUS called for a plan of action to arm and finance the Jihadi warriors known as the Mujahideen. Operation Cyclone was the code name assigned to this project.

Rick is reunited with his Redeye instructor, Andy Davis, and together they would design a plan to kill Buku Russian aircraft. The operation stalls until Rick thwarts an assignation attempt on one, Maalouf Torki bin Taisei. Mr. Taisei is a Malaysian government official. He is also the largest arms dealer on the Pacific Rim.

The Russian KGB suspects that President of Pakistan, Zia, and his ISI have aligned themselves with the American’s. Their attacks are fierce, but, the result was not what they expected. President Regan issued a change to the original operation requirements. The gloves were to come off. Rick Fontain is told to do whatever it takes to get Stinger into the hands of the Afghan Freedom Fighters.

American Special Forces, the Green Beret and DELTA, are sent to the ISI’s Ojhri Camp located just outside of Islamabad. CIA operatives LTC Jim Pezlola and CWO Gary Larson, solicit the Mujahideen Command to provide students for the very first class of Stinger shooters.

Rick takes the graduating class into Afghanistan to the Russian airbase at Bagram. The rest… as they say… is history. Operation Cyclone may not have ended the Cold War, but it certainly had weakened the Soviet Union’s resolve. So much so… that in 1993 it financially collapsed.

“Joining is hard, belonging is earned, and committing to those you serve with will define you forever.”

Enjoy this Book Trailer Stinger: Operation Cyclone (Rick Fontain 2) by Bill Fortin

 

Bill Fortin served in the United States Army, 3rd Armor Division, from April 1968 to the first part of 1970. In 2012 while transporting Redhawk, a Quarter horse, to a medical facility in Pennsylvania he had a flashback to 1970.  The cause was the turnpike signage that pointed to the VA Hospital at Perryville.   He knew at that moment that the exploits of Cold Warriors of 40 plus years passed had waited long enough to be told. The result was a novel entitled Redeye Fulda Cold.

He had retired from Bell Labs in 2001, and is currently the CEO of IBS, Inc., specializing in systems engineering. He has a Master’s in the Management Sciences from the University of Baltimore. He lives with his wife Judy, a gaggle of Border Collies, and other 4 legged and featured companions in the rolling hills of Westminster, Maryland.

Find Bill Fortin at:

Website: https://booklaunch.io/704732506290559/54bfb1709a8c4222149ddd7e
Blog: http://billfortin.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.fortin.104
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillFortin

Please note, this Rafflecopter giveaway is tour wide. This giveaway is for one print copy or ebook copy of the book.  Print is available to the U.S. only but ebook is available worldwide.  This giveaway ends on June 12, 2018 at midnight Pacific time.  Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only. Unfortunately, since I can’t seem to embed the Rafflecopter code, please follow the host link and scroll down to his Rafflecopter form or click ⇓

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Stinger is now available at these retailers:

Amazon
BarnesandNoble
IndieBound
BookDepository

Follow the complete tour here:

Indie Review Behind the Scenes Apr 7 Video Interview

Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus Apr 30 Interview

Grady Amazon Review May 1 Review

Jay Amazon Review May 2 Review

Robert Amazon Review May 3 Review

The Doctor Amazon Review May 4 Review

Virginia Rosepoint Publishing May 15 Review

Chris Amazon Review May 17 Review

Jas International Book Reviews May 24 Review

Katy Amazon Review May 25 Review

Shannon  Infinite House of Books May 30 Interview

Sherry My Reading Journeys June 7 Review & Excerpt

Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus June 11 Review

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