A century after the U.S. granted independence to its former colony, U.S. Special Forces are on the ground in the Philippines again striving to preserve the independence of their oldest ally in Asia. Mindanao, a faraway and largely ignored island of the Philippines, has been infiltrated by al Qaeda, bringing the war on terror to another unlikely front. Meanwhile, this disturbing development has been largely ignored in the international press. First-time author Tom Anthony drew on what he observed during his three years living in the Philippines to inform Rebels of Mindanao, a fast-paced novel of intrigue, ambition, and high-stakes, high-risk missions.
Rebels of Mindanao, rich with Anthony’s firsthand knowledge of the people of Mindanao, their government and their land, hits hard and foreshadows a wider U.S. involvement in this escalating but still widely unknown foreign quagmire.
“An exciting epic of love versus hate, duty versus friendship and idealism versus patriotism…in Southern Philippines, where insurgents have resisted government forces for the past 400 years…a non-stop adventure…from the first page to the last.” — Brigadier General Ramon M. Ong
Armed Forces of the Philippines
About the Author: Tom Anthony graduated from West Point and spent six years as an Army officer. Following his discharge, he earned an MBA in International Business and lived all over Europe and Asia working for a large U.S. multinational as well as smaller, new technology companies. Tom lived in Mindanao for three years, where he had close contact with military and political leaders of the highest stature. His personal observation of the struggle that continues to this day became the basis for this first novel. Tom currently resides in Southern California.
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