Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War

Nineteen year-old Chet Brown arrived home from the Gulf War in the spring of 1991 and found that, for him, the war was only beginning. Betrayed by his friends and lover, ignored by his family, Brown travels across the country in search of meaning behind the horrors of his war. "Bleak and disturbing... dead-on-target ...This first novel is a work of pure psychological conflict." Pulitzer Prize winning reporter John Hanchette, Reno Gazette-Journal "Brutally honest, direct, and meaningful, Prayer At Rumayla is a compelling novel of coming to terms not only with dangers and traumas of the battlefront, but with its aftermath upon the lives of the surviving combatants." Midwest Book Review

Chapter Seven, Part 2 of 2. Alpha Company loses a tank in the battle at Rumayla Oil Field. Chet Brown approaches a deadly confrontation.

Epilogue. What happens to Chet Brown and a preview of Republic.

Chapter Seven, Part 1 of 2. Following his travels up the East Coast, Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart, Georgia to face the consequences of his actions and fears. An encounter with Sergeant Biggs only makes matters worse, as Chet spirals out of control.

Chapter Six, Part 3 of 3. Just outside Nasiriyah in southern Iraq, Chet Brown's battalion encounters a group of trucks in the dead of night, in an incident that will change Chet forever. Later, Chet Brown says a final farewell to his long-dead father.

Chapter Six, Part 2 of 3. At Battle Position 102, Chet Brown and his company go into combat against the Iraqi Republican Guard.

Chapter Six, Part 1 of 3. Chet Brown arrives in New York City in search of his high school friend Julie.

Chapter 5, Part 3 of 3. A small town Sheriff tries to talk Chet out of his despair, and Chet remembers his first real battle in Iraq.

Chapter 5, Part 2 of 3. In a small town in West Virginia, Chet struggles to regain his humanity.

Chapter 5, Part 1 of 3. Chet Brown flees Atlanta following an encounter with Paul and Amy.

Chapter 4. Chet Brown prepares for leave, and encounters his ex-fiance.

Chapter 3, Part 2 of 2. A new platoon sergeant challenges Chet and his platoon mates.

Chapter 3, Part 1 of 2. Chet Brown returns to Fort Stewart and struggles with readjusting to the peacetime Army. (odeo/bfcdbe5778fa2140)

Chet fights off despair and rage in response to the emotional blows he's received on coming home from Iraq. (odeo/bfcdbe5778fa2140)

Chet Brown, a nineteen-year-old Abrams tank crewman, arrives home from the 1991 Gulf War with the rest of his combat unit, disoriented and confused about who and where he is. {podshow-4b61313b9ac8afdbcb7c29891a2a6687}