New Releases by Leonard Bird

In this revisionist novel based upon the Spanish-American War, two groups, one Cuban and one American, fight through despair and delusion toward hope and reconciliation. Central to the story is the plight; of the Cuban rebels; the still mysterious destruction of the USS Maine; the American response and, for Cuba, a tragic victory.

A haunting memoir by Leonard Bird, a Marine who was exposed to high doses of radiation during the 1950''s atmospheric detonations of nuclear weapons in the Nevada desert. He shares his journey to the International Park for World Peace in Hiroshima where he seeks to make peace with his past and with a future shadowed by nuclear proliferation.