Soldiers Never Sleep

About the Book

"Soldiers Never Sleep" is the story of Andy Walker, the battles he fights and the women he loves. Historical fiction, the book is about the Indian Wars, the Buffalo Soldiers, and World War Two in the South Pacific. Great warriors fill the pages, men like Red Cloud, Crazy Horse, Black Jack Pershing, and Douglas MacArthur. Along the way, Andy meets Honey, the wild Kentucky girl; Nancy, the mother of his children; and Helen, the Red Cross volunteer in the Fiji Islands. Two themes hold the story together: discrimination in the military and atrocities on the battlefield. The title is taken from an Indian curse placed on the Walker family by the old Sioux medicine man, Sitting Bull.

About the Author

Colonel Kiefer commanded a battalion in Vietnam and wears the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, among other decorations. A senior parachutist, he served in both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. Since his retirement he has written about the American Indian Wars, the Philippine Insurrection, both World Wars, Vietnam, and the Middle East. A fourth generation soldier, he is in demand as a public speaker because of his knowledge of Middle East history, familiarity with the Arab World and encounter with Mohammed bin Laden in the Arabian Desert. He is a newspaper guest columnist.