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MONTAGNARD: A JD Cordell Action Thriller (The JD Cordell Action Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by D.C. Gilbert (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.6 29 ratings

Book 2 of 2: The JD Cordell Action Series

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Sometimes you have to dance in the minefield ...Navy SEAL, JD Cordell, is ready to retire and take his K9 partner, Ajax, with him. JD has exciting plans for a new life that includes the courageous and beautiful Doctor Ellen Chang he met on a mission in Niger. But when JD’s father unexpectedly dies of cancer, his grieving mother, Mai, travels to Vietnam to search for her adopted Montagnard brother, a brother she hasn’t seen in over forty years. During her attempt to track him down, Mai unwittingly steps into a blood feud between her Montagnard brother and a powerful Vietnamese drug lord, a bitter hatred that began during the Vietnam War.When his mother disappears into the seedy underbelly of Ho Chi Minh City, JD has no choice but to come out of retirement for one last explosive mission. And Ajax is with him all the way.If you liked Serpents Underfoot, you're going to love Montagnard. Order your copy now!

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"Gilbert has outdone himself in Montagnard. With its lightning pace, gripping storyline, and well-constructed action scenes, the novel makes for an absolute page-turner. Action thriller lovers will hate to miss this one."

- The Prairies Book Review

"D.C. Gilbert has crafted a taught military action novel that explores humanity at it's most vengeful. This is a thrilling novel that is elevated by intriguing characters in the midst of an exotic location that holds danger around any corner. A great continuation of the JD Cordell Action Series."

- Literary Titan

"Bravery, valor, honor, comradeship, revenge, and love with realistic combat and martial arts scenes kept this reader enthralled and turning the pages. .... The story has believable characters (including strong women and a dog that I loved). .....

The Bangkok bar, Obsession, is a hoot."

- Lee Boyland, Award-Winning Author

"Gilbert's enjoyable sequel offers some rousing subplots ... the narrative gradually builds to a tense latter half ... JD's story also evolves as the well-established hero suffers more than one loss.

A tightly focused and exciting second installment of a thriller series."

- Kirkus Reviews

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089QDZMXW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ D.C. Gilbert & Associates (June 4, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2949 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages

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- #8,131 in War & Military Action Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Darren Gilbert was born in Ilion, NY, but grew up in North Adams, Massachusetts, nestled in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains. An avid reader, he particularly enjoys military history, epic sagas, spy novels, and historical fiction.

In addition to serving in the U.S. Army from 1979 to 1983, Darren has over 33 years of martial arts training, including managing his martial arts school for 12 years. He has earned both undergraduate and graduates degrees from the University of Tennessee and Western Governors University, respectively. Darren is also a graduate of Executive Security International’s Executive Protection Program and is a Certified Protection Specialist.

His novel, Serpents Underfoot, has received many great reviews including a "recommended" review from Kirkus Reviews, and his collection of short stories, Adirondack Bear Tales, is also trending. His new release, Montagnard, won the August 2020 Literary Titan Gold Book Award and also received a fantastic review from Kirkus. It is also receiving great reviews from readers.

Darren is a member of the Military Writers Society of American and the Knoxville Writers Guild. In his spare time, he enjoys playing catch with his German Shepherd, Sophie.

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Robert Enzenauer

Great military-action thriller

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021

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Wow! This is the first book I have read by this author, and I am hooked. I wish I could remember who recommended this book (? Veteran and author and friend Mike Slavin?) Anyway Author Gilbert himself is an Army veteran with decades of martial arts training, and this life experience is evident in his colorful descriptions of the action of US Navy SEAL JD Cordell, the bigger-than-life hero of this book. The book books back and forth between the Vietnam War, and present day, with a clear story of the persecution of the Montagnards, who generally fought alongside US Army Special Forces (Green Berets) against the communists VC and NVA, and then were left to suffer in re-education camps after the US left SouthEast Asia. (I fear that the Interpreters in Afghanistan will suffer a worse fate, basically a death sentence from the Taliban now that the US Forces are gone.) Gilbert tells a great story, with lots of action, moving quickly through a current “last mission” by Navy SEAL JD Cordell and his K-9 partner Ajax, rescuing a kidnapped doctor in Niger (Doctors Without Borders). Cordell returns to San Diego to find out that his Vietnam vet father is dying of terminal liver cancer, caused by a parasite contracted during his military service in Vietnam. Cordell is still busy with the slow processing, when his head-strong Vietnamese mother heads to Vietnam to try and track down her adopted “uncle”, a Montagnard named Dish, who saved her after her natural father traded her into prostitution to pay gambling debts. Cordell’s mother met JD’s father after he was severely injured, having fallen out of a helicopter, attempting to escape and evade VCs. He was rescued by Dish, his adoptive personal savior Montagnard, and Cordell’s mother nursed him back to health after his rescue, and Cordell’s father marries his Vietnamese beauty and brings her to US. So, even though this is a book of historical fiction, it is an accurate representation of the Montagnards who served side-by-side with Army Special Forces, and then were persecuted to almost extinction when US Forces left South Vietnam, to fall quickly to the Communists. This book describes Special Operations action in Vietnam, and the Middle East, and Africa, over five decades. The combat actions are brutal, and entirely believable. I finished this book in three days, despite a busy day-job.

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Montagnard: A book about love, hate, sacrifice, heroism and the after-affects of war.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020

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I highly recommend this book. It takes place in Vietnam (long after the war) but the affects of the war are lingering on. I could tell from the prologue that the facts in this work of fiction would be accurate. He mentions the lies that were told by the media back then, and I was one that believed those lies until I learned much later the truth. Montagnard is a compelling story with interesting characters and lots of action. The love and loyalty of fellow SEALS (including Ajax, his dog) and family is a strong theme throughout this book. I haven't read the first book, Serpents Underfoot, but I definitely will.

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David Keymer

A SOLID ACTION THRILLER

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020

This is Gilbert’s second action thriller about Navy SEAL JD Cordell and it's a good one. The story is of two adventures sewn together with the addition of scenes of JD and his family and his SEAL companions in between. There are no outstanding glitches and the narrative move smoothly from Adventure #1 to Adventure #2 and after. Adventure #1 takes place in Africa. A volunteer with Doctors Without Frontiers, Dr. Ellen Chang, is abducted and held for ransom by Islamic extremists. Cordell and his SEAL team, one of whose most valuable members is Cordell’s K9 partner, an 87-pound Belgian Malinois named Ajax, are sent to rescue in an off the radar screen operation .Not much time is spent on it, but romance blossoms between Cordell and Chang.

Cordell has been a SEAL for twenty years. He’s planning to retire and taking Ajax with him. (Dogs can acquire PTSD too.) Then his father, who had played a hero’s role in the first book of the series, Serpents Underfoot (2017), dies of cancer. His mother Mai determines to return to her native Vietnam to search for her adopted Montagnard brother Dish. (JD’s middle name is Dish, honoring the brother who made it possible for his father and Mai to escape Vietnam and the Vietcong forty years earlier.) She wants to bring him with her to the States and safety. But since her departure, Dish has waged a covert war against the Communist government running guns to other dissident groups. His friends are loyal but his enemies numerous. One of them is a powerful drug lord. He’s trying to tighten his control over the country’s drug network and Dish stands in his way. Now Mai arrives in Ho Chi Minh City. Soon she vanishes, plucked from her hotel by the drug lords’ thugs masquerading as government security forces.

JD learns about his mother’s disappearance, as does Dish. Dish starts making plans to rescue her and once and for all deal with his corrupt nemesis. JD takes off on an off the books operation to rescue Mai with two of his SEAL companions and Ajax. He makes new friends in Vietnam, at least one of whom will surprise you. Once everyone’s in Vietnam, the action takes off, ramping up to a middle-tension but satisfying finale. Some players live and some don’t but everything is wrapped at the close.

Over all, Montagnard is a satisfying action thriller. Nothing is terribly deep but it’s not supposed to be in this type of adventure. Everything is pretty well black and white, not much nuance, but that’s what happens in this type of thriller. The Good Guys win and the Bad Guys, who tend to be very very Bad, ultimately lose.

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Chris Anthony

Great read about a forgotten ally

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2022

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The Montagnards were a valuable force for America during the Vietnam War. It’s good to see an author who speaks about and for the brave Montagnard people. We should have done more to help them during and after that war.

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George Miller

Entertaining and extremely educational

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020

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D.C. Gilbert presents a wonderful, seldom told story with origins from the Vietnam War and brings it up to the current day in page-turning fashion. This story of JD Cordell starts with a little modern day SEAL action in Africa, pauses, then rapidly takes the reader around the globe to Vietnam for a "can't put it down" second half of the book. Exciting finish and highly recommended.

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020

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Good story and likable characters but the writing style reminded my of my high schooler students. I liked the historical information.

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020

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Great story; very well written. Loved all the characters. This book like your last one had me from the beginning. JD is amazing and is an Isshinryu expert to boot. This book has it all. It makes you proud to be an American, has believable love stories, and great action throughout. Loved it.

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