We received the following press release.--RL Massachusetts' native, Steven Manchester, is proud to announce the release of his new book, The Unexpected Storm: The Gulf War Legacy -- just in time for the 10 year anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. Based on his trying experiences during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Manchester graphically details life as a U.S. Army M.P. in Iraq. "My perspective of the Gulf War was very different from the sanitized version CNN opted to show," said Manchester, "up close?we witnessed many children slaughtered by land mines. I've always felt people should know how it really was!" Such brutal depictions in this memoir are evidence of the hefty costs associated with freedom and the price paid to heal America from the poltergeist of Vietnam. Packed with raw emotion, The Unexpected Storm is Manchester's personal account of his experiences before, during and after the 100 hours of ground fighting in the Middle East. It is a compelling tale of friends made and lost, battles waged on an internal front, and promises broken. Though most soldiers returned home visibly whole, what they brought with them as a result of experimental vaccines, radioactive depleted uranium and pent-up rage is just beginning to surface. "It was a just cause," Manchester confirmed, "babies were being tossed from hospital incubators in Kuwait. My only problem is the way our own government has chosen to complete the deal...more treatment is needed!" Though the book bravely delves into the controversial issue of the Persian Gulf Syndrome, or "Mystery Illness," Manchester takes the concept of war to a deeply inward and higher level. "Not all war wounds are visible, nor are they all suffered on the battlefield," said Manchester, "War is a state of mind and a man cannot live in two worlds at one time?eventually, there has to be a truce." Steven Manchester is the author of three books of poetry, two novels, and two screenplays, both of which were produced as independent films by Rising Tide Entertainment, Inc. Under the pen name Steven Herberts, he is also the author of 6-5: A Different Shade of Blue: a tour of modern-day prisons through the eyes of a Correction Officer. Published by Hellgate Press, The Unexpected Storm is available on-line, in all major bookstores (Jan. 2001) or directly from the publisher by calling 1-800-228-2275. The author is available via e-mail: shmanchester@statestreet.com Back to 1st Quarter 2001 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com