Special Warfare

It's 1967, the summer of love, ten years after legendary B movie director Landis Woodley's cult horror classic Cadaver. Now Woodley is shooting a rock-and-roll movie, complete with beach bunnies, hot rods, monsters, and rock bands. And, as usual, money is tight. Producer Sol Kravitz introduces Woodley to Tijuana financier Hector Diablo, who invests a huge amount of money in the movie with the proviso that James Dean's death car, which he has rebuilt and named The Impresser, has a starring role. But, something else is attached to this movie. Something that's not in the script. Sol is the first to die. Then others. And, payback's a bitch.

It's 1977, 10-years after Big Rock Beat, and Beau Young is back. Now he's playin' the blues, literally. As he tours smoky dives with blues, legend Oakland Slim, he uncovers an evil voodoo plot to assassinate the remaining blues masters. But, disco rules, so who cares about a few dead blues greats? Then legendary blues martyr Robert Johnson turns up alive 43 years after his reported death, a victim of a New Orleans witch's zombie poison, not a jealous husband as originally reported. Beau knows Johnson could be the key to the murders. But, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil decades before. With Beau's help he must return to the infamous crossroads and face his destiny. And, both of them must face the awesome power of the Mojo Hand.

The St. Nazaire raid has not been covered in the detail warranted by its role in the evolution of special warfare tactics. James Dorrian has drawn on interviews with over 100 survivors, both British and German, to present this remarkable account. All aspects of the engagement are covered, including the final ironic incident that resulted in more German casualties than the main battle itself.