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The War Among the Paines

by John M. Millar

“The Wars Among the Paines” is a coming of age novel in the turbulent decade of the 1960s for Robert Treat Paine II. It documents his family’s saga as citizen soldiers through America’s wars WWI, WWII, KOREA and VIETNAM. The war within the Paine Family is created by the consequences of their experiences in their wars, as well as Treat’s sister, Joan, leading the national anti-Vietnam War protest movement.

“The Wars Among the Paines” is historical fiction that is meant to educate or re-educate all generations to the nature, costs in blood and treasure and tragic consequences of war. “The Wars Among the Paines” not only deals with America’s external wars, but also with its internal wars between the generations, the races, families, the government and the people and even the anti-war movements.

“The Wars Among the Paines” is an important work in that it incorporates the bulk of the twentieth century landscape of America’s history of not only its necessary wars, but also its follies in the civil wars of Korea and Vietnam.

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Praise

"With echoes of Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks, John M. Millar writes convincingly about the dysfunctional Paine family and how wars—from the “Great War” to Vietnam—scarred, shattered, and strengthened them. Millar deftly wraps the major events that ripped the U.S. asunder in the late 1960s—the Vietnam War, anti-war demonstrations, race riots, and political assassinations—into the saga of a family simultaneously being pulled apart and drawn together."

Flint Whitlock, Author of Internal Conflicts and The Fighting First 

The Wars Among the Paines
2020-04-08T20:52:13+00:00

Flint Whitlock, Author of Internal Conflicts and The Fighting First 

"With echoes of Thomas Mann’s Buddenbrooks, John M. Millar writes convincingly about the dysfunctional Paine family and how wars—from the “Great War” to Vietnam—scarred, shattered, and strengthened them. Millar deftly wraps the major events that ripped the U.S. asunder in the late 1960s—the Vietnam War, anti-war demonstrations, race riots, and political assassinations—into the saga of a family simultaneously being pulled apart and drawn together."
"John Millar tells the fascinating story of the Paines’ family of warriors, from George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Revolutionary War, to the battlefield doctor for the Union Army, to the French frontline, to Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge, to the Pusan Perimeter, and to the Tet Offensive and Fire Support Base Riley. Along the way the reader will be introduced to many historical figures who played a role in those wars, and who even opposed the last conflict in Vietnam. In their own way, they became heroes in this epic of love and loss, and of the Paines."

Terry H. Anderson, author of The Movement and the Sixties

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2020-04-16T15:14:45+00:00

Terry H. Anderson, author of The Movement and the Sixties

"John Millar tells the fascinating story of the Paines’ family of warriors, from George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Revolutionary War, to the battlefield doctor for the Union Army, to the French frontline, to Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge, to the Pusan Perimeter, and to the Tet Offensive and Fire Support Base Riley. Along the way the reader will be introduced to many historical figures who played a role in those wars, and who even opposed the last conflict in Vietnam. In their own way, they became heroes in this epic of love and loss, and of the Paines."
"A thought-provoking novel about the lasting consequences of war on societies, families, and individuals."

Forword Reviews

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2020-08-24T19:22:21+00:00

Forword Reviews

"A thought-provoking novel about the lasting consequences of war on societies, families, and individuals."
"Wow, so impressed! I have read a lot of books. This is the best! What a great read, especially for those of us that relate to this period in history."

Former Business Partner

The Wars Among the Paines
2020-07-18T01:02:08+00:00

Former Business Partner

"Wow, so impressed! I have read a lot of books. This is the best! What a great read, especially for those of us that relate to this period in history."

"The Wars Among the Paines is a formidable novel, but Millar uses the backdrop and familiarity of the 60s and 70s and spices pages with music of the era to inform and entertain along the way."

DODReads

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2020-08-24T19:13:11+00:00

DODReads

"The Wars Among the Paines is a formidable novel, but Millar uses the backdrop and familiarity of the 60s and 70s and spices pages with music of the era to inform and entertain along the way."
"Millar used an impressive amount of reference materials that are listed on three pages at the back of the book. For the fiction parts we get a ton of details about Paine’s school years—all of them: subjects he studied, classes he took, his thoughts about his instructors, and final grades he made. The fact that Millar makes those parts nearly as interesting as military combat shows what skills he has as a writer."

VVA Veteran

The Wars Among the Paines
2020-08-24T19:11:28+00:00

VVA Veteran

"Millar used an impressive amount of reference materials that are listed on three pages at the back of the book. For the fiction parts we get a ton of details about Paine’s school years—all of them: subjects he studied, classes he took, his thoughts about his instructors, and final grades he made. The fact that Millar makes those parts nearly as interesting as military combat shows what skills he has as a writer."
"A sweeping saga rooted not only in war and family history, but social change."

Midwest Review of Books

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2020-08-24T19:21:01+00:00

Midwest Review of Books

"A sweeping saga rooted not only in war and family history, but social change."
"In his first novel, septuagenarian John Millar uses an interesting mix of literary styles to educate his readers about the nature of war, its cost in blood, and its consequences in the lives, loves, and hopes of those who chose or were forced to wage it. The sweeping saga that unfolds places the action both in actual wartime battles on foreign soil and also back home."

The US Review of Books

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2020-08-24T19:14:12+00:00

The US Review of Books

"In his first novel, septuagenarian John Millar uses an interesting mix of literary styles to educate his readers about the nature of war, its cost in blood, and its consequences in the lives, loves, and hopes of those who chose or were forced to wage it. The sweeping saga that unfolds places the action both in actual wartime battles on foreign soil and also back home."
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About the Author

John M. Millar grew up in Central Pennsylvania; and graduated from Cornell University in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1969; graduated from Officer Candidate School in July 1967; served as a First Lieutenant with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969; and received two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal and a Commendation Medal from the U.S. Army. From the Vietnam government, Millar received the Vietnamese Honor Medal and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross for joint operations.

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