Winner American Fiction Best Book Awards and Readers' Favorite Book Awards SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM is the true story of the 1944-1945 War in Western Europe and the final Allied struggle to conquer Nazi Germany. The story is told through the eyes of William McBurney, a tank gunner in the 761st Tank Battalion, the first African-American tank unit in U.S. history; dynamic General George S. Patton, Jr., commander of the U.S. Third Army; and Angela Lange, a sixteen-year-old German resistance fighter with the anti-Nazi Edelweiss Pirates in Cologne. While Patton's forces liberate France and Belgium, fight in the grueling Battle of the Bulge, and cross the Rhine to conquer Germany, U.S. tanker William McBurney and his Black Panthers must fight two wars at once: one against the German army, the other against the racism of their fellow white soldiers. Meanwhile, as the Allies drive into Germany, Edelweiss Pirate Angela Lange must survive the Allied bombing of Cologne while she engages in fierce resistance against the Hitler Youth and Nazis and is hunted down by the Gestapo. Fans of Beneath A Scarlet Sky , Adam Makos's Spearhead and A Higher Call , and the WWII novels of Ken Follett (Winter of the World, Jackdaws, Eye of the Needle) will enjoy the real-life heroism of the 761st Black Panthers and legendary Patton to liberate Europe, and the Edelweiss Pirates to combat Nazism, in this historically accurate tale of the final epic struggle in WWII Western Europe. " The Coalition has a lot of good action and suspense, an unusual female assassin, and the potential to be another The Day After Tomorrow [the runaway bestseller by Allan Folsom]." --James Patterson, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "Marquis bases his tale on scrupulous research, an admixture that makes this World War II series a thoroughly engaging example of heavily factual historical fiction...[an] engrossing tale about the last months of World War II's European theater." --Kirkus Reviews (for Soldiers of Freedom ) "Filled with fascinating historical information [and] pulse-pounding scenes of danger and action, the World War II novel Soldiers of Freedom shines a welcome spotlight on some of the lesser-known heroes of the war." --Foreword Reviews "Deftly written, organized and presented... A unique and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library World War II history collections and supplemental curriculum studies." --Midwest Book Review (for Soldiers of Freedom ) "Told through multiple viewpoints in a series of vivid scenes, Lions of the Desert is rather like a multi-character miniseries (a miniseries I'd love to see!)...Terrific storytelling." --Historical Novel Society "When I read a book about World War II these days, I look for something new... Lions of the Desert by Samuel Marquis delivered this in spectacular fashion. He has written another great book about the war that we should never forget." --Ray Simmons for Readers' Favorite (5-Star Review) " Spies of the Midnight Sun is not only a skillful, rapid-fire historical spy thriller, but also a fine source on one of the least-known and most heroic chapters of the Second World War." --Kirkus Reviews "Marquis is a student of history, always creative, [and] never boring...A good comparison might be Tom Clancy." --Military.com "A simply riveting read from beginning to end, Spies of the Midnight Sun is impressively informed and informative, and a work of solidly researched history." --Midwest Book Review "Samuel Marquis's Spies of the Midnight Sun weaves historical truth with masterful storytelling in an action-packed and intriguing tale of covert spy operations during World War II." --Foreword Reviews " Altar of Resistance is a gripping and densely packed thriller dramatizing the Allied Italian campaign...reminiscent of Herman Wouk's The Winds of War ." --Kirkus Reviews "Marquis is the new Follett, Silva, and Clancy rolled into one." --Prof. J.R. Welch, Editor of Dispatches from Fort Apache "In the richness of the texture of his material, Marquis far exceeds the stance of a mere raconteur and entertainer of the masses--he, in fact, becomes a public historian." --Lois C.Henderson, Bookpleasures.com (Crime & Mystery) - 5-Star Review "A combination of The Great Escape , Public Enemies , a genuine old-time Western, and a John Le Carré novel." --BlueInk Review (for Bodyguard of Deception , Book 1 of WWII Series) "Marquis writes quite well, but his real contribution with Blackbeard: The Birth of America is historical....An engrossing and historically grounded yarn." --Kirkus Reviews "Marquis grabs my attention right from the beginning and never lets go." --Gov. Roy R. Romer, 39th Governor of Colorado " The Coalition starts with a bang, revs up its engines,and never stops until the explosive ending...Perfect for fans of James Patterson, David Baldacci, and Vince Flynn." --Foreword Reviews "In his n