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Brian J. Morra has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the story of The Able Archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique, personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity narrowly avoided extinction in the fall of 1983. His writing is based on first-hand experience and the stories of the many intriguing people he’s encountered over the years
Brian has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the story of The Able Archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique, personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity narrowly avoided extinction in the fall of 1983. His writing is based on first-hand experience and the stories of the many intriguing people he’s encountered over the years
Brian grew up in Virginia and is married to Tracy, who is an outstanding story editor. They split their time between homes in Virginia and Florida. When Brian isn’t writing, he is a corporate board member, enjoys cycling, playing guitar and piano, and visiting with his two grandchildren.
ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS ARROWS:
Who can you trust when a cold war heats up and conflict seems inevitable?
After collaborating to thwart nuclear war in The Able Archers, Kevin Cattani and his Soviet counterpart, Ivan Levchenko, developed a deep mutual respect-but in The Righteous Arrows they are working against each other. Cattani, despite serious misgivings, conducts a perilous covert mission inside a Soviet bunker and barely escapes with his life, putting himself on a collision course with Levchenko. Their ultimate confrontation comes on a battlefield during the brutal Soviet war in Afghanistan, where Levchenko issues the American an ominous warning that will echo for decades.
Foreshadowing the global war on terror, former Air Force Intelligence officer Brian Morra illuminates the stubbornly persistent rivalry between the US and Russia in this heart-stopping story of international espionage and war.
PRAISE AND RECOGNITION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS ARROW:
“I highly recommend reading this book to share the unsettling reality of the gap between life inside the Beltway in the strategic community and what is going on in the ground around the world.”—ROBBIN LAIRD, DEFENSE.INFO
“After his hugely successful novel The Able Archers, Brian J. Morra is back and so are the rich personalities from his first book. Cattani, Levchenko, and the red-haired major are all in fine form in The Righteous Arrows. The battlefield has moved from the nuclear cold-war threat to the shadow wars of Afghanistan but the suspense, excellence in writing and his ability to weave real word events and capabilities into a robust fiction story continues to set Morra apart. The Righteous Arrows is an exciting read.”—GENERAL (RET) DOUG BROWN 7TH COMMANDER UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
“Brian Morra has done it again. His main characters from The Able Archers return in this Cold War spy thriller, and Brian delivers a story that is both realistic and riveting. Readers will not be able to put it down!”—MICHAEL MORELL, FORMER ACTING DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CIA
“Brian Morra has done it again with another fast-paced Cold War thriller. The dusty desolation of Afghanistan provides the central backdrop for this latest chapter of the Great Cold War Game. Kevin Cattani is back in heavy action while his Soviet counterpart issues a dire warning about the unintended consequences of America’s actions.”—TONY THOMAS, GENERAL (RET), US ARMY, 11TH COMMANDER UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
“Brian Morra parleys his knowledge of military leaders in Russia and America into a spellbinding tale of how the CIA’s introduction of stinger missiles (righteous arrows) transformed the conflict between Soviet occupiers and Sunni Muslim forces in Afghanistan. The ease with which Afghan fighters could shoot down Soviet aircraft forced President Gorbachev to withdraw from the graveyard of empires and marked a critical stage in the decline of the USSR.”—RAY COLLINS, AUTHOR OF THE GENERAL’S BRIEFCASE AND MOTIVE FOR MURDER
AUTHOR VISITS:
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