A Well Regulated Militia... [Paperback]

John J. Carpenter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (May 8, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413788890
• ISBN-13: 978-1413788891
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thought-provoking read, highlighting the danger of our open borders, August 29, 2006

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Matthew Bracken (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Well Regulated Militia... (Paperback)

Syrian-backed Hezbollah agents find fertile soil among the radical Chicano "Aztlan reconquista" population in the Southwest. Terrorists smuggle explosives and livestock-killing germs from Mexico into the USA across our wide-open borders. Truck bombs and arson attacks destroy critical infrastructure and spread terror across the Southwest, while other enemy agents spread hoof-and-mouth disease germs across the USA.

The U.S. economy is rocked, and the Southwest is torn by riots led by anti-American Chicano extremists. The U.N. declares that the Southwest must be able to determine its own future, outside of U.S. control. The situation spins out of control, leading eventually to U.N. "peacekeepers" landing in Southern California. Cuban "peacekeepers" enter Arizona from Mexico. The United States military is still completely preoccupied with ongoing wars overseas. Is there any way to eject the invaders, and keep the Southwest as an integral part of the United States?

Carpenter's solution, and the positive side of this grim equation, is for thousands of patriotic American civilians to head to the Southwest to fight to defend America's sovereign borders. In this novel, formal and informal militia groups from across the West race to the borders to do battle with United Nations forces.

Would this in fact happen? I don't know. Carpenter might be overly optimistic in this regard. In any case, "A Well Regulated Militia" is a thought-provoking and very timely read. Beyond any doubt, he is spot-on about the dangers presented by our wide open borders. The same route traveled by thousands of alien invaders every day could also be traveled by enemy terrorists, who may already be taking advantage of America's virtually unguarded frontier.

Matthew Bracken
Author of "Enemies Foreign And Domestic" and "Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista."

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cliches Don't Work, June 25, 2006

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Shawn P. Bagley "LRRP 5th SF" (East Machias, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Well Regulated Militia... (Paperback)

None of the old cliches fit this book. It doesn't, "seem to jump out of the headlines", it is the headlines. It isn't a book that everyone, "should read", everyone must read it. It applies to today's dangerous world in ways that anyone can understand. It's not, "fast paced", it roars. The characters are not, "believable", they are your next door neighbors. The events are not just, "believable", they are on the front page of tommorrow's paper, or the day after. Anyone that starts this book is in for more than just, "the ride of your life", They're in for much, much, more. A true pleasure from an excellent author.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read with a Timely Issue, December 10, 2006

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B. Vandersall - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Well Regulated Militia... (Paperback)

Reads like a Tom Clancy with all the technical details layed out for you. Well developed plot as well as characters that are fully fleshed out and identifiable. Furthermore, many of the characters do not suffer from the "Stormtrooper Effect" (hence, they are mortal and some of them die). Also, the antagonists are believable the reader can often empathize with them. The book interweaves known terrorist organizations that could impact the United States in a big way with underhanded dealings from the UN which climaxes with a War for the American Southwest. If your concerns run along with terrorism, open borders, immigration and US's "War on Terror" then you should enjoy this book.