Book III: BREATH OF THE CHOSON DRAGON This book, published March 2010, is a departure from the other books. It does not follow Pat Dillon. It is a fictional senerio of what would happen if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea got their hands on ex Soviet cruise missile submarines and ex Soviet thermonuclear warheads. It is fiction - but not far fetched. It is 500 pages and available on Amazon.com ISBN 978-1450551960 for $21.95. Book IV: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT; An Irreverent Primer. This book, recently published, is non fiction. It is a how to guide for new engineering managers or those who want to follow this career path.  300 pages. ISBN 9781456300753. It is available from Amazon.com for $19.95. Book V: HAZE GRAY CRUISE SHIP This book is in final development and will include Dillan's assignment as XO on a Newport class LST on two Med cruises, some work in a court martial, and his fleet up to CO. Book VI: Southern Crosses, Autumn War This book is in development and will include Dillan's assignment as a CDR and later CAPT as naval atteche in Brazil and with the Royal Navy during the Falklands War.

Review from the Military Writer's Society of America, May 2010.  REVIEW: Breath of the Choson Dragon is a high energy, well researched, completely plausible scenario of patient, but fanatic war planning by North Korea.  A gripping tale of their desire to reunite the Korean peninsula, the north is shown, accurately, to be an enemy that is not to be underestimated, or taken lightly. Their quest, against staggering odds, to deal a severe surprise nuclear blow to the United States, and Japan via a plot that spans decades of tedious preparation, at levels so secret as to be almost impossible, is told with meticulous detail by the author, an ex naval officer, who has been there, and done that. So many military books are written without the benefit of firsthand experience that they bog down in the minutia that is second nature to veterans.  This one feeds voraciously on those details that authenticate the book as the real deal.  This author writes, and thinks with the no time for nonsense frame of mind that is necessary in the military when it is faced with clear danger.   As fascinating as the realities of submarine warfare, and nuclear weapons systems are, the story line that weaves in and out of those technical revelations are just as compelling. The tech, and human interest aspects dance in tune, step for step. Neither Clancy, nor Ludlum have written anything better, and the author, Jack Wells, is their equal, at least.  A fast paced story (a movie producer’s dream) is fed by the intriguing reality of our nation’s military, and intelligence agencies’ daily challenges, told with the voices of real human beings that the reader can identify with. The political dilemmas of the main characters, which come hand in hand with their highly secret jobs, give this yarn dimensions that are consternating, frustrating, and agitating, just as they would be in the real world.  The ending is clean, and satisfying. I wanted to cheer. I felt good about it. I choose to believe that if this, or a like scenario ever came to pass in reality, our soldiers, sailors, and airmen, would receive the support they needed from their political masters to affect the same conclusion.  Nowhere in the human experience is teamwork, trust, diligence to detail, and precise behavior as required as it is in the armed forces when lives are at stake.  Thanks to this author, readers who did not serve in such capacities are offered the opportunity to appreciate these men, and women.Review by Bob Flournoy, MWSA Reviewer (May 2010)