Charles King
3) The Deserter
Charles King was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army who later in his career parlayed his battlefield experience into a series of popular novels. In The Deserter, one soldier's dark secret is revealed, and the truth about his past creates conflict and infighting among a close-knit regiment.
After retiring from a distinguished military career, Brigadier General Charles King used his life experiences as inspiration for a series of acclaimed novels and screenplays. A Daughter of the Sioux is a gripping wartime tale of deceit, duplicity and secret identities that packs plenty of action and adventure into a compact, entertaining read.
Set against the backdrop of the Apache Wars that raged across the U.S. Southwest in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Charles King's Tonio, Son of the Sierras unfurls a gripping tale in which a love triangle explodes into a deadly conflict.
U.S. soldier Charles King first saw the battlefield during the American Indian Wars and, by 1898, had worked his way up to the rank of Brigadier General. After retirement, the battle-scarred veteran turned his attention to literature, penning dozens of action-packed novels, stories, and screenplays. An Apache Princess recounts the tale of a grizzled lieutenant whose daring exploits on the battlefield are bested only by his romantic entanglements
...Charles King was a decorated and respected soldier who saw a significant amount of action on the battlefield, including major involvement in the Philippine-American War. In this heartfelt story based on his experiences in the war, a cache of found letters engenders an intriguing mystery.