{"product_id":"god-s-children-310046","title":"God's Children","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is from this Biblical saying that Harold Coyle has taken the title of his new novel, God's Children. Yet peacekeeping is not child's play. Nor is it a blessing to the soldiers of the Third Platoon, Company C, Second of the Thirteenth Infantry, American troops who have been asked to keep a peace that no one has any interest in maintaining. A tale of high-tech warfare set in the near future, God's Children is the story of that platoon, and two young officers who, together, attempt to keep a peace that is falling apart before their very eyes, and between themselves.Fresh from West Point and his Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning, Second Lieutenant Gerald Reider finds himself thrust into the middle of this growing crisis. As a new platoon leader, assigned to the Third Platoon, he is eager to take on the challenges of command that he believes he is ready for. Unfortunately for Reider, his superiors are not as confident. Faced with an uncertain situation on the ground, and unable to provide Reider the time or opportunity to ease into his duties and responsibilities before sending him out at the head of his platoon, the battalion commander sends a seasoned officer along with Reider during his first patrol.For First Lieutenant Nathan Dixon, the assignment to accompany the Third Platoon during a routine patrol is a welcome break from a staff assignment that he finds stifling and mundane. His excitement in escaping the confines of the battalion's isolated base camp is tempered by instructions that require him to leave Reider to run his platoon while, at the same time, making sure that new officer doesn't get himself, or his platoon, into trouble during this simple and routinepatrol.But Reider's first patrol quickly becomes anything but routine as ethnic tensions, so long held in check by the peacekeepers, break into open conflict. Caught in the middle, isolated from their parent unit, and assailed by both warring parties, the Third Platoon finds itself in a struggle for survival against overwhelming odds and the unknown. Within the platoon, a private war erupts between the new platoon leader, anxious to prove himself, and the veteran staff officer who steps forth and assumes command of the platoon leaving the senior NCOs and soldiers in the ranks torn between loyalty to their assigned platoon leader, or following an officer who has the experience to see them through.Simultaneously an action-filled adventure and a study of contemporary issues facing today's soldier, Coyle's vast knowledge of military affairs is portrayed through thrilling yet realistic scenes. Proving once again why he is considered a master of military fiction, God's Children is as timeless as war itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harold Coyle","offers":[{"title":"Fine","offer_id":44281199394915,"sku":"310046-fine","price":5.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/0320\/2147\/files\/view_archive_321726cf-4bcc-48c4-b78e-8bd5015d0d21.jpg?v=1782200468","url":"https:\/\/qasralthaqafa.com\/products\/god-s-children-310046","provider":"Qasr Al-Thaqafa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}