Sword of Valor: Book 5 of 'The Black Sabre Chronicles'

by Tom Willard

Book Overview

The Black Sabre Chronicles, detailing the huge contributions that African Americans have made to the military throughout American history, concludes with Sword of Valor . Lieutenant Argonne Sharps is the fifth generation of the Sharps, a military family which has fought America's wars for 130 years. She is a West Pointer and the only black female pilot in the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" division. Flying a Kiowa reconnaissance helicopter in the...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812575539
• ISBN13: 9780812575538
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read

I personally know the author of this book and i was told by a friend to read this book. Wow what a great book i couldn't keep my eyes out of this book. It is action packed and has a little bit of a love story. And it has a whole lot of family history in it. I recommend this book many times over and i also would recommend the 4 other books in "The Black Sabre Chronicals."

An Exceptional Close to an EXCEPTIONAL Series

Tom - What can I say. You caught our eye with BUFFALO SOLDIERS, and end this great series with an outstanding book. HONOR and HERITAGE are two words that come to mind when I read this book. Not only does Argonne fall in love with me, he tells the Sharps' family history. The Sharps have left a LEGACY for generations. My twins - Robert and Rashad will begin to read BUFFALO SOLDIERS soon, as part of "Dad's Mandatory Reading List". Tom Willard has told a story over a 100 years that no one else could have. You are a great friend and a great American. Thanks for everything. HOOAH!!!!

Tradition

SWORD OF VALOR by Tom Willard is the fifth installment of the Black Sabre Chronicles. In this highly educational and entertaining installment, Willard showcases women in the military during the Operation Desert Shield entanglement in the Middle East. He focuses on the role that women played in times of wars that is often left to speculation. Furthermore, Willard continues the saga of the Sharps family. The Sharps are an African-American, five-generational military family and with SWORD OF VALOR, Argonne Sharps is the focal point. As Argonne heads off to war in the Middle East, SWORD OF VALOR takes you into the life and history of her family and the contribution the family has made to the military for the past 130 years. Reflecting methodically on their upbringing as members of the military and as members of a military family, a historical account is laid before our eyes. Added to this account are the genuine feelings and reflections of the non-military members of the Sharps family. Through them we come to the realization that some only imagine as they wait and learn the fate of their loved ones during times of battle. Written in a descriptive and definitive language, readers receive a lesson in patriotism, loyalty and familial ties that bind.Reviewed by Dawn R. Reevesof The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers