Hawkins' Heroes

Eddie Hawkins, Browning M2 .50 caliber gunner, is good at his work. Some say the best in the business, although he still has plenty of demons to fight. Doubts about his ability still bug him, and things get worse with the arrival of a new platoon lieutenant determined to make his mark. No matter what the cost in men and morale.The loss of their Humvee in a surprise ambush results in his crew being stood down. The word is things have gone quiet, and they relax.Yet he is convinced the enemy is building their strength for a new offensive, and the chances are it'll come from an unexpected direction. His officers won't listen, not without solid evidence. to gather that evdience, Eddie and his crew volunteer to carry out a sweep of the suspect area in a disguised jeep, a vehicle the enemy will assume is no threat.Plans are the first casualty of war, and this one goes about as wrong as it could possibly go. Up against superior forces, massively outgunned and outnumbered, all that can save them is an act of exceptional, unbelievable skill and courage. A gamble with death, and the odds are astronomical. For Eddie Hawkins this is the biggest decision of his life. His crew is about to be wiped out, and all that will save them is a suicidal act of bravery that must result in his death.Hawkins' Heroes: Counterpunch is the sixth short novel in the Hawkins' Heroes series. A collaboration between Todd McCleod and Eric Meyer, the bestselling author of more than fifty war novels.

Browning M2 .50 caliber gunner Eddie Hawkins enjoys his work, and he is good at it. His other passion is first-person shooters. Stationed in Afghanistan, Eddie has a reputation for his deadly skills with the heavy machine gun, after an initial shaky start. Life is good for Pfc Hawkins, until the night the Taliban arrive at Bagram.Eddie recognized a hostile when he sees one, and he does not hesitate to open fire on a vehicle inside the Bagram perimeter fence. Yet the vehicle escapes, and the Afghan's stationed at Bagram insist he shot at one of theirs. His punishment is seven nights sentry duty, and he begins on a bitter night, with snow lying thick on the ground. His biggest enemy is the cold, until he sees an Afghan military convoy approaching the gates. Could this be another enemy? If he shoots, Bagram will become engulfed in gunfire and flames, and if he is wrong, innocent men will die.He has a decision to make, and the result isexplosive. The start of a long, hard fight against an enemy wearing the uniforms of American allies and carrying bitter hatred inside their black hearts.Hawkins' Heroes: The Enemy Within is the fifth short novel in the Hawkins' Heroes series. A collaboration between Todd McCleod and Eric Meyer, the bestselling author of more than fifty war novels.

Eddie Hawkins is the cupola gunner on a Humvee based in Afghanistan. He has a reputation as a man who shoots first and shoots straight, until things start to unravel. Ordered to accompany a combat engineer to give covering fire while he clears a dangerous highway of IEDs, a brutal, bullying Master Sergeant gives him the wrong route. The result is a debacle, American lives are lost, and they blame Hawkins. Held in contempt by his crew, the next operation offers him a chance to put things right. Except the same Master Sergeant has command of his platoon.It is make or break time. Time for him to put the record straight. Or die in the attempt.Hawkins' Heroes: Hell's Highway is the second short novel in the Hawkins' Heroes series. A collaboration between Todd McCleod and Eric Meyer, the bestselling author of more than fifty war