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NOTICE
A novel is a living breathing thing and as such remains in a constant state of flux. I reread my work with an eye towards improving my next book; always thinking, this would have been better if I had included this or deleted that. My readers and other authors write to me with comments and suggestions and I take these to heart. Accordingly, my novel Point Deception is temporarily out of print. I have completely revised the chapters dealing with a very small portion of the Coast Guard's involvement in the Vietnam War as well as other small revisions in some of the other chapters. When the book is completely ready for re-release it will be released by my new publisher PublishAmerica. Hopefully this will be in the very near future; I will keep you posted. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank my friends and readers for their interest and patience. My goal is to entertain you and if I am successful the wait will be worth it.
Thank you,
Jim Gilliam
Warwick, NY
REVIEWS
Jim Gilliam writes a suspense thriller, Point Deception, packed full of criminal activities, military action, and a likeable protagonist Tim Kelly whose tortured soul sends him on a quest for high adventure begining with lying about his age and joining the Coast Guard at the tender age of 14.Based on true events this novel moves like a runaway freight train through a tight, spellbinding storyline.
Eloquent Books
Durham, CT
I was glad to discover this book, which was a quickly paced story based on real events. Being a veteran myself, I can say without hesitation that this book has the ring of truth to it. . . . It covers a lot of ground, a great story of personal adventure and psychological conflict. . . .
Steve Weber "author and bookseller"
BACKGROUND
Most people don't know that the Coast Guard was even involved in the Vietnam War, however, the Coast Guard’s involvement in the Vietnam War began in March of 1965 with the deployment of twenty-six, eighty-two-foot patrol boats in support of the U.S. Navy’s Operation Market Time. The fictional patrol boat USCGC Point Deception is based upon the real USCGC Point Welcome part of Squadron One, Division 12 based at Da Nang, Republic of South Vietnam. Even though the Point Welcome incident and the Coast Guard's involvement in the Vietnam War take up only a few chapters in the book those events were my inspiration for writing it. My intent was/is to honor the 8,000 Coast Guard personnel who were involved half a world away from our shores; especially the seven who gave their all there. They were rescue warriors, they were Coasties from every state and all walks of life, Semper Paratus was their motto, and so that others may live their sacred pledge.
Please click below to see an exciting video depicting the Coast Guard in action in Vietnam and the tragedy of the 82 foot patrol boat Point Welcome resulting in the "friendly fire" deaths of LTJG David C. Brostrom, USCG and EN2 Jerry Phillips, USCG; the book Point Deception is dedicated to them and to all of the men and women, past and present, serving in the United States Coast Guard this nation's oldest, smallest, and proudest sea service. Semper Paratus!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UcBuFC8Z4
