Bob Kern

The focus of the United States during the Cold War was to prevent the spread of communism. The soldiers who served then were the wall that protected the world from that threat. None were in harm's way more than those who patrolled inside the DMZ in Korea. The two-and-one-half-mile buffer zone...

Finalist for eBook of the Year general nonfiction and finalist for Book of the Year nonfiction military history in 2016. Number one Amazon best seller in Cold War history for five weeks. Ground zero for a nuclear war was just over an hour northeast of Frankfurt, Germany. The small town of...

This is a personal account of military service and the historical events that were happening during President Reagan's time in office as the world faced the possibility of nuclear war....

Snipers in the guard towers would fire at them. North Korean patrols would shoot at them from across the MDL. The North Koreans would even cross the MDL to assault a patrol. They then hightailed it back across to avoid return fire. The rules of engagement allowed Dennis to return fire inside the...