ADELANTO, Calif., Jan. 11, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thomas Cox announces today the release of his poignant military memoir, The Last Wolf, published through Xlibris. Cox takes readers into the precision-dependent world of one of the most sought after military professions in the world, scout sniping.
The Last Wolf traces Cox's military life from peacetime to war time, beginning with his New Yorker background, building up with the grueling military training, and finally going into actual combat in war. As he retells his life story, Cox conveys just how arduous his profession was, which he still loved nevertheless, while managing to cause feeling to pour out between the lines amid narrating the psychology of taking enemy life. However, the shocking, unexpected ending to that illustrious career awaits to be revealed.
The Last Wolf achieves a major balancing act between the important elements of dangerous excitement and eloquent poignancy that Cox wants to convey. Readers will truly find Cox's memoir an exhilarating rollercoaster ride.
For more information on this book, interested parties can log on to www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Thomas Cox served in the U.S. Marine Corps from November 1995 until May 2004, all with Third Battalion Seventh Marines, 29 Palms, California. He served as the Chief Scout Sniper for the Battalion's Scout Sniper Platoon from August 2000 until October 2003. Combat tour: Operation Iraqi Freedom 1. Also served as an 11 Bravo for the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard from 1991 until 1994. He now works as a Respiratory Therapist and lives with his wife of eleven years in Southern California. They are currently expecting their first child in January 2010.
The Last Wolf * by Thomas Cox
A vivid quest through the eyes of a Marine Corps Chief Scout Sniper
Publication Date: January 9, 2010
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 249 pages; 978-1-4500-2283-5
Trade Hardback; $29.99; 249 pages; 978-1-4500-2284-2
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