Category: Book Review

As a follow-up to Chapter 1 of Danger Close (A Breed Thriller) by Cameron Curtis, SOFREP proudly presents an excerpt of Chapter 11 from the same novel. Enjoy!

SOFREP proudly presents to you Chapter 1 of Danger Close (A Breed Thriller) by Cameron Curtis.

These Nonfiction books take us into the shoes of the people who experienced firsthand the horrors of the major wars in recent years.

Finn wouldn’t have a second opportunity to pry open doubt or desperation, or to gain a few seconds of leeway. The man was a surgeon: he knew how to focus under stress. He wouldn’t react the same way twice.

As he turned away from Boone, he shifted his weight to the right while whipping the belt off his arm, then launched into a counterclockwise spin on the opposite foot, gripping onto the tongue end of the belt and flinging it like a bullwhip. 

She felt the tiny hairs on her forearms and the nape of her neck standing erect, quivering like a porcupine’s quills.

First of a series of Sunday excerpts from the thriller COLD FEAR, by Brandon Webb and John David Mann, this passage is the prologue that opens the book. # # # A deserted city street. The distant ruckus of drunken revelers, laughter, Christmas carol fragments. Under the faint glow of street lights a flurry of […]

1. Mental Rehearsal Practicing in your mind can be just as powerful as practicing in the real world. An Olympic Gold Medalist taught me this, and it works. Every beginner has a low self-image until they prove competence in their learning skill. So practice building competence, including closing your eyes and practicing in your head. […]

This manual on Guerilla warfare written in Germany in the 1950s remains relevant today as citizens increasingly perceive their governments as a threat to their freedoms.

An insight into the historical art book ‘Victory at Sea,’ a full-color depiction of warships during WWII by Ian Marshall and Paul Kennedy

Take a dive into the starkness of Iceland in this follow-up to Webb & Mann’s Steel Fear. Cold Fear is the continuation of Finn X’s story, now a disgraced Navy SEAL, on the run. Pre-order your copy now.

If you’re in the mood to read and learn about the stories that happened during World War I, you can check these books out.