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Dragon Bait: Book Ii of the Asa Trilogy
Dragon Bait: Book Ii of the Asa Trilogy
Dragon Bait: Book Ii of the Asa Trilogy
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Dragon Bait is book II in a trilogy, three

linked and contiguous novels which

feature the same common primary

characters and venues throughout a

continuing story. Use of fl ash-back or

back story reversions to earlier times/

places is common, allowing introduction

of relevant but minor swatches of

information and perspective.


Book I, Involuntary Tour, published in

2009, was set in Bad Aibling, Germany,

in 1968, Viet Nam in 1964-65, and

briefl y the U.S. in 1965-66. Dragon Bait,

more ambitious, is set in Bad Aibling,

again in 1968; the U.S. in short segments

over several periods; Asmara, Eritrea

(Ethiopia) in 1960-62; Rothwesten and

Gartow, Germany, in 1966-67; and Viet

Nam in 1968. Book III, Falloff , projected

for publication in mid-2011, is set almost

entirely in Viet Nam, multiple locations,

in 1969. Th ough each book stands alone

as a novel, the entire story demands the

range of the full trilogy.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateFeb 10, 2011
ISBN9781456730154
Dragon Bait: Book Ii of the Asa Trilogy
Author

Robert Flanagan

1. The author, Robert Flanagan, is a retired US Army Chief Warrant Officer who served 16 years in Army Security Agency at all the venues depicted in this and the foregoing two novels in The ASA Trilogy. Before Army service, he served seven years in the US Marines. He served two 1-year tours in Viet Nam, and knew the book's characters under other guises. These three books, collectively a paen to military service in intelligence in the Cold War and Viet Nam, are filled with the exploits, foibles, hi-jinks and sacrifices of the many men and women who spent lifetimes serving in the backwaters of the world in honorable service to their country. 2. Following retirement from the Army, Flanagan returned to college, earning a bachelor's in Communications, a Master of Arts in English, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. The manuscript of the three Trilogy novels was his working theses throughout academia. The genesis of the trilogy began 47 years ago in Viet Nam when he began keeping journals. 3. He is married to the same Julia for 54 years. They have four children, 10 gc, and seven ggc. They live on a ridge between two mountains in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. The author is already engaged in a new novel of totally different subject and settings. He is in his 13th year of writing a column for the weekly Hampshire Review newspaper in his home county. He is also a poet and publishes essays, articles, book reviews, and profiles.

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