The Enemy of My Enemy (Paperback)

Mr. Caldwell retired as an Airborne Army officer after twenty years' service which included combat tours in Vietnam with 2nd Field Forces and D-71st. He then served as a Hospital Administrator for twenty-four years before retiring in 2013. His education credentials include a B.S, an MBA, a post-graduate fellowship in Healthcare Administration and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Mr. Caldwell holds a Black Belt in Taekwondo and is a certified SCUBA diver. He enjoys camping, fishing, kayaking, and his Harley Davidson Softail. He and his wife Patricia live in Pike Road, Alabama.While in Monte Carlo, a brilliant Saudi playboy starts having dreams and auditory hallucinations. During these visions, he believes that the Archangel Gabrial is commanding him to resurrect a modern-day Caliphate, establish a new Islamic world order and become the first global Caliph. As the frequency and intensity of his dreams increases, he starts hearing a single, overpowering voice which lays out a plan for horrific terrorist attacks against the United States. The plan centers around a plot to attribute the attacks to North Korea forcing the United States to retaliate. The result will be an all-out nuclear war with China and Russia. The 21st Century Caliphate will emerge from the ashes of this exchange, subjugate or destroy surviving infidels, and establish its Caliph as the undisputed ruler of the planet.At the same time, a despised, increasingly unstable POTUS loses a bid for a second term in office. The POTUS vows revenge and intends to immortalize himself as the president who surgically removes a "tumor of a dictator" before a new administration takes office. He has the determination and commands the military might to do so. He also has a radical strategy to contain the conflict and to restore what remains of North Korea once the dust settles. These forces run parallel until they intersect at a terrifyingly plausible, explosive conclusion.