HUMBLE IN VICTORY — AN ASTOUNDING NOVEL OF AIR COMBAT, VICTORY AT SEA AND REAL AMERICAN HEROES — SOME READER COMMENTS

• "I LOVED THE BOOK!! You seem to have a knack for story telling. I'm envious. I'd love to write a war novel that people would actually buy and enjoy reading. "Captain Lynette Bason, USNR..
  
  
• "I thoroughly enjoyed reading Humble in Victory. My wife has True Faith and Allegiance on her Christmas List--looking forward to the read." Joe Weber; renowned author and former Marine fighter pilot.
  
  
• "Move over Tom Clancy and Clive Cussler.  There's a new kid on the block:  Pete Booth, whose 'Humble in Victory' moves easily into the forefront of the military action-conspiracy genre featuring air combat and victory at sea. The novel offers an excellent, intelligently crafted reading of how honor and altruism may be regained in cynical times. . ."  Dr. Ron Evans, Ph.D. retired university professor and author.
  
  
• "Peter Booth's first novel should rank as a 'must' on everybody's summer list . not since Richard McKenna's The Sand Pebbles has a former sailor so aptly captured the complexity of life on a warship. His characters are deep and multidimensional.  The book is hard to put down and we look forward to the next quiet time when we can pick it up again."  Dr. Carlos Diaz, MD and former senior medical officer on the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal.
  
  
• “Humble in Victory is a fast-moving yarn that takes Naval Aviation into a fascinating future.” Admiral Jim Holloway writing in the fall 2004 issue of Wings of Gold.
  
  
• "At long last I got around to reading 'Humble in Victory,' and I found it hard to put down.  You have written a great story of air combat and victory at sea and I congratulate you.  I enjoyed your tale and look forward to the next one."  VADM Bob Dunn, retired USN, Naval Aviator and author. Alexandria, Virginia.
  
  
• "I read it over a week or so after we transited the Suez. Nicely done, it was hyper-entertaining.  I had to force myself to put it down to get some sleep every night."  LCDR George Michaels, VF-143 aboard the USS Kennedy in the IO.
  
  
• "Finished your first-rate book and I am very favorably impressed.  It is a top-notch yarn, well told and immensely topical.  You hit a home run!  It should be required reading for the staffs at the White House and DOD."  Captain Morris Hayes, retired USN and current businessman. Pensacola.
  
  
• "I tend to evaluate novels based on one criterion: after the last page, do I wish for more?  After 452 pages, the answer is rarely yes. For 'Humble in Victory' the answer is an unqualified yes. As a policy exploration, this book is good. As an aircombat and victory at sea military thriller, it achieves greatness."  Lance B. Young, West Florida Literary Association. Pensacola.
  
  
• "I am so glad that idiot, female President got what she deserved.  I personally would have hung her from the nearest tree.  And I can't believe you  make the _______ kids orphans!  I knew you would kill one of them off . . . All in all . . . a great book!"  Tracey Taylor, Flight Attendant, Tennessee.
  
  
• “Just finished reading your book - maybe now I'll get some sleep at night.  This is absolutely the best Navy-related air combat and victory at sea fiction I've ever read. Tom Clancy should take lessons from you.  There were several spots in the book where I felt like the action could have been straight off the old USS Forrestal."  Craig Faith, USNR former AQ2, VF-11.
  
  
• "You have written an absolutely outstanding novel . . . a super read.  As I neared the end of the book, I found myself re-reading entire pages, simply because I did not want the book to end!  Congratulations on a superbly written war novel of air combat and victory at sea."  John Dawson, retired Navy Captain. Chicago.
  

• "It's a remarkable accomplishment.  You've exhibited a significant depth of broadly inclusive factual knowledge, an unusual imaginative capacity, and exceptional writing skill.  Certainly, I hope lots of folks undertake to read your tale."  Lt. Gen. Bob Keller, USMC retired. Pensacola.

• "Pete Booth is a gifted storyteller.  His timely, fascinating and plausible stories of realistic air combat are masterfully woven into a colorful tapestry, showing a giant US Navy aircraft carrier at sea in harm's way, is entertaining, educational and enlightening . . . a remarkable war novel and glimpse into the near future."  Jack (retired cardiologist) and Carolyn Fleming, both authors.  Pensacola, Florida.

• ". . . it was a super read! . . . well done.  I particularly liked the way you carried some of the diversity and gender-equality issues to their logical conclusions.  I look forward to the follow-on."  Retired four-star Admiral Bob Ellis.  Virginia Beach, Virginia.

• "Booth's experiences in the cockpits and deckplates serve him well in the book and his recounting of day-to-day life on the boat, women in combat as well as air combat are extremely well done.... the tales are well told, on a par with the military adventure writers of today... " Wayman Dunlap, editor, Pacific Flyer, San Diego .

• "How I would love to be one of the brave Naval Aviators aboard the USS Ronald Reagan!  Your characters are truly believable as they ultimately prevail in victory at sea and air combat - despite the machinations of Washington's nefarious politicos on the take."  Mr. Wally Neeb, former VF-74 Navy fighter pilot, whereabouts unknown.

• "A lively tale... you kept your large cast and a complicated plot in good order and, it was a 'fun read' that turned out be have some thoughtful undercurrents I had not expected. What an epic film this well make!" Allan N. Hall, retired master, St. Pauls School, Concord, NH.

• "A wonderfully descriptive war novel of women in combat, air combat, the USS Ronald Reagan and victory at sea under tough conditions.  Gender equality issues are presented fairly as are the air combat tactics of the embarked naval aviators."  Lt. Angela Batori, former VF-74 fighter pilot, USNR, Lizard's Lick, Tennessee.

• "Once I got into the real story, I couldn't put the book down. I don't think your book is futuristic, I think we are there now.   And no middle-aged female admiral is EVER going to fall in love with a Chinese general at first sight!" Glenda Anderson, English teacher, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

• "A chilling Orwelian view of a not-too-distant U.S. and its military, emasculated and on the slippery  down slope owing to years of social engineering, strident feminism, gender equality and political corruption. The bad guys are all too familiar and real, ripped from recent history. A thought-provoking and alarming book. A must read. I enjoyed it very much." Walter Gordon, retired USN, Pensacola .

• "A highly recommended read. Booth sits you in the Captain's chair and straps the reader into the high tech cockpit of the F-27C stealth fighter - one can almost hear the flight deck sounds and smells of air combat and victory at sea. Riveting!" Ken Killmeyer. Historian, USS Forrestal Association.

• "Finished reading at 0830 with the sun streaming in through the windows. Had to sit back and relax for awhile. Took it all in. Thanks. Didn't know you could author such an interesting and useful novel. Time spent reading it was constructive, and not wasted." Gunnar Jenson, former Navy fighter pilot.  South Bend, IL.

• “This wonderful novel has it all: tough and gut wrenching air combat and young heroes and heroines producing victory at sea.” Lt. Angela Batori, former VF-74 fighter pilot extraordinaire.

• “Humble in Victory portrays young American heroes doing the tough job 24/7 . . . just as in generations past. Victory at sea and unbelievable air combat are the result.” Anonymous