Central Front: US III Corps In World War III (Part III)

One of the first transport aircraft to arrive in Europe from the United States on D-3 carried the advance party of III Corps. The corps commanding general remained at Fort Hood coordinating the preparation and movement of corps troops and material from the US to Europe. General Saint and his staff would depart for Europe …

Central Front: US III Corps In World War III (Part II)

REFORGER was officially activated on the late afternoon of 5 July 1987 at President Reagan’s direction. Even before Reagan’s address to the nation when he announced his intention to reinforce Germany, III Corps was in motion. Warning orders had been received at the corps and division levels. Advance parties were on the move to embarkation …

Lariat Advance D-3 (6 July, 1987)

It was just past 0200 hours in the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 July, 1987 when President Reagan began his address to an increasingly anxious nation and world. Despite the early hour, Reagan’s speech was being watched closely by thousands of troops, officers and dependents in US Army kasernes and other US military bases …

WWIII Novel: Chapter 3 Excerpt

Author’s Note: Well, I decided to make a little change in presentation. Instead of posting the rest of the prologue, I’m going to post an excerpt from Chapter 3. That way, I can give you guys a bigger piece of the overall picture and flow of events. Hopefully it works out. This weekend I’ll post …