Paper Scissors Stone...

<p class=ql-align-justify><em style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)>Paper Scissors </em><span style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)>Stone is Realistic Historical Fiction. But it is also a tribute to Australian soldiers who volunteered to defend South Korea when that fledgling democracy was invaded by communist North Korea in 1950. The book follows the separate but interconnected lives of Michael Andrew and Jacob - through several years until tragic circumstances finally bring them together at the 38</span><sup style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)>th</sup><span style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)> Parallel. It includes the recruitment training brotherhood love-lives families and battle experiences with detail humour and tragedy.  </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)>The story emphasizes the futility of lethal daily fighting for a few kilometres of useless territory while armistice negotiations dragged on for </span><em style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)><u>two years</u></em><span style=color: rgba(0 112 192 1)>. The book is unashamedly Australian but includes a Glossary of Aussie terms and slang - plus a (non-fiction) Preface describing the history of the 'Hermit Kingdom' how and why the war occurred to put readers in the picture .</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p><br></p>