The Centurion Chronicle
(in a world turning upside down)
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“The Centurion Chronicle – is a collection of Taylor’s e-columns touching on many issues….from 9/11 until today. He combines deliciously deft jabs, with sober comments and reflections, on how we might deal with these. Some may dismiss it all as just another curmudgeon’s rants, but, he does give us pause, and food for thought, about many of these issues….and the future of our country. His often earthy, Old- Army, style language, makes it an entertaining read.” --Jos. C. Doelker-- Old Beth Page, NY - Photo – Nick Sebastian - (Veteran- Guadalcanal, WWII) * * * * “I have been reading the Centurion Chronicles for well over three years. It is the one piece of journalism where I look forward to the next issue with great anticipation. The ability to cite facts and get to the heart of the subject in a witty, satirical manner, is an art that only a few possess, and Taylor is a master of that type of journalistic writing.” -- Erwin Kahn – Spring, TX (Veteran – Korea) B.S.B.A. Univ. of Arizona * * * * “Sometimes insightful, often provocative. Leaves no sacred cow unmolested, no untouchable subject unroped, with his tongue-in-sword approach explaining what has actually happened since 2001. These tidbits of wit and charm are wrapped in armor. A true American Warrior, who loves his country, and believes in its people.” --LT Bobby Ross – Isleton, CA (Veteran – Vietnam) (Chicken Rancher) * * * * “Taylor is a satirical old war horse, able to analyze and articulate the troubles of today’s world in layman’s terms. He has an uncanny talent for coming up with solutions that are so simple and obvious, normal common sense can do nothing but applaud.” – Brandon E. Levy – San Francisco, CA (Veteran – Iraq) (Rent-a-Cop)
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About the Book
A collection of commentary and opinion, by a Korean/Cold War era veteran, originally produced as a series of e-columns for a veterans’ group on the internet. It covers the past eight years, from 9/11/01, through President Obama’s election, and the end of 2008. The subject matter ranges widely, touching on current events related to politics, economics, social issues, pop-culture, the Afghan and Iraq conflicts, the war on terror, and much more, along with a few of the author’s original cartoons and illustrations, inserted here and there, as visual punch lines.
Written in a conversational style and tone, with a tongue-in-cheek and slyly satirical perspective, it’s sometimes insightful, often provocative, while providing food for thought about many of these events and issues. Its contents are structured for easy browsing whenever the need for a quick bit of maverick outlook might arise.
About the Author
A Korea/Cold War veteran, with the US Army, and, Departments of State (USAID) and Defense (OSD/ISA & OSD/ARPA). His wide ranging assignments and experiences in the Far East, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, during that era, along with his private-sector business activities back here at home, offer a very broad perspective and viewpoint about the tumultuous events of the past eight years since 9/11.