God's Children

It 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 provideReider 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 basCoyle, Harold is the author of 'God's Children' with ISBN 9780312862961 and ISBN 0312862962.