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Recording History Part XII - Book Proposal
By Richard S. Lowry
Hello all! I have been working hard, trying to get my book proposal finished and sent out to my agent. I have done one final tweak on my introductory paragraph:
[book title] is the story of the kids who grew up down the block then flew half way around the world to fight in the battle that changed the war. Operation Phantom Fury was the beginning of the end for al-Qaeda in Iraq and a life-changing experience for those who were there. Richard Lowry will place you among the brave men and women who fought a determined enemy at the crossroads of civilization. This is the story of their courage, sacrifice and valor.
I think this is how it will stay. I have also labored over the next page of the proposal. The Synopsis is also very important. It must summarize the book in a single page.
One-hundred twenty Americans lost their lives in the fight to clear Iraq’s most dangerous city. Hundreds more were wounded. The soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who fought in Fallujah will never forget facing a tenacious enemy in the largest urban fight since Hue City.
Richard embarks on the most difficult project of his career in telling the story of the joint effort to clear Fallujah. This is no ordinary historical account. Richard documents the battle for military historians, provides eyewitness accounts, and supplies detailed background never found anywhere. He weaves a page-turning story that will educate and entertain in a style reminiscent of Cornelius Ryan’s Longest Day.
[book title] opens with the brutal murder, burning, and beheading of four Blackwater security contractors, followed by the aborted first assault and tense standoff of the spring and summer of 2004. After an introductory account of Fallujah’s significance throughout Iraq’s turbulent history, Richard goes on to familiarize the reader with the planning process and preparations for battle. Then, [book title] tells the complete story of the massive American attack in November and eventual repatriation of the city.
Richard takes the reader down the narrow city streets and into the courtyards, kitchens and bedrooms of Fallujah. Venture into the unknown as young Marines kick in hundreds of thousands of doors, never knowing if they will be greeted by an incensed insurgent or a cowering Iraqi family. No other work tells as complete a story of the largest battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom. [book title] will remain the definitive reference and a damn-good read for years to come.
The proposal continues with a Market Analysis, Competition, and Biography. Then, I have attached the book's table of contents, followed by an outline, bibliography, and some photographs.
I hope to get the proposal out this week.
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My book on Fallujah will end on New Years Day, 2005. My next book, "Viking in the Valley" will follow soon behind. I will conclude with a book on "The Surge."
Oh shit! A trilogy!
Outstanding! I love trilogies. That means there will be an incredible amount of information.
My favorite series I read at VMI was Lee's Lieutenants (3 volumes) by Douglass Southall Freeman, and I think that is where I developed a fascination with that type of format.
I am definitely looking forward to your work.
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That's awesome RIchard, very strong. How will you conclude, seeing that the surge is still ongoing?