For God and Country

On the 20th of November 1943, the Southern Task Force (TF 53), under the  command of Rear Admiral Harry Hill, set a course for the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the central Pacific.  In his command were over 17,000 men of the 2nd Marine Division.  Their main goal was the tiny island of Betio roughtly 2 x 1/2 miles in size.

Facing a force of 5,000 heavily fortified Japanese soldiers, the marines battled for four days under heavy enemy fire, and by the end of the battle the course of events in the Pacific would be changed forever.

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY tells this story from the fictional perspective of Private Peter Jacobs and his comrades as he struggles to find meaning in his life in the treacherous sands of the harrowing island.  A mix of historical narrative and military fiction FOR GOD AND COUNTRY is a work that takes you into the world of the the men who fought and died FOR GOD AND COUNTRY.

Seven Chiefs

SEVEN CHIEFS is a fictional work about the battle of Little Bighorn, June 25, 1876.  Featuring the perspective of the Blackfeet Sioux, this work takes a look at the historic battle through the eyes of its main characters- Running Water and Soaring Heart.  Using his proven style of mixing historical narrative with military fiction, author David H. C. Carter shows us the daily life of the Plains Indian, and the intertribal relations of the Sioux Indians (Lakota) as they prepare for the changing tide of Western expansionism on the American plains.

The Boar and The Leopard

The Boar and The Leopard

The Boar and the Leopard is a work of creative non-fiction that takes a look at the Battle of Waterloo from the lens of fictional characters.  Highlighting the brilliant careers of both Napoleon and Wellington, the novel gives a view of the atmosphere of war enveloped Europe in the early 19th century.

The Foundation of Heaven

The Foundation of Heaven is a historical fictional work about the fall of the Aztec Empire (old Mexico).  Using his familiar style of mixing historical narrative with literary fiction, author D. H. C. Carter takes us into the world of the early 16th century and shows the collision of cultures that takes place between the old world and the new.  Historic figures such as Cortez and Montezuma are brought into focus and their relationship is explored.  Once again, Carter uses fictional characters to bring this story to life, leading the reader through the treacherous turns of the story of Spain's conquest of old Mexico. 

Paint It Black

Paint It Black is a historical fictional account of the Vietnam war during the year 1968 from the black perspective.  In his well known style of mixing historical fiction with military narrative, Carter takes the reader into the world of the Black soldier as he fights for his country and self during a year that defined American modern history.

The Learning C
urve

The Learning Curve is the fictional story of a young African-American male growing up in the 80s and 90s.  It is the coming of age tale of a man who has to deal with the trials and tribulations of that life while coping with a mental illness.  Main character Boyd Jenkins' life is interrupted just as he begins to learn what life is all about.  In the blink of an eye he goes from partying, social, B-boy to homeless vagrant.  As his friends and family try to reel him in, Boyd is introduced to the world of psychiatry and learns what means to be a "patient” in the system.  As he frantically searches for reality and a way out, he embraces a higher level of understanding of the divine in a attempt to find a higher level of himself.