“An Empire in Ruins: But a Formidable Adversary” by Antwyn Price is now available for purchase
“An Empire in Ruins: But a Formidable Adversary”, written by Antwyn Price, is a slightly fictionalized history and the author’s third book of a trilogy about WWII in the Pacific, which has recently been published by Author Reputation Press. On Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARP website, “An Empire in Ruins: But a Formidable Adversary” is currently available.
The other books written by the author are “Paradise in Ruins” (2019) and “Colonies in Ruins” (2020). The three books are aimed at recreating a world for the readers that began fading away nearly eighty years ago after the most disruptive and wasteful cataclysm in human history, the Second World War.
Antwyn Price was educated at Harvard College and the University of Oklahoma. After a tour of duty with the US Marine Corps, his ongoing career as an engineer in California led to business opportunities in Latin America, the Far East, and Europe. In retirement, he and his wife, Elizabeth, made their home in the plains of Texas and the mountains of Veracruz, Mexico.
As an author, Antwyn’s genre is historical fiction, which he likes to call “faction,” because his works are carefully built upon the factual historical record. “But adding fictional characters makes for a more enjoyable read”, he explains.
Focused mainly on the First Marine Division in WWII, “An Empire in Ruins: But a Formidable Adversary” provides readers with an understanding of the major land, sea, and air actions in the Asia-Pacific theater, followed by an encapsulation of post-war activities that took place after the defeat of Japan.
It includes an Introduction to the European Theater to explain how World War Two began, the timescale for this book is approximately 1940 to 1946, and its historical accuracy is strictly observed.
Intermixed with real-life Allied and Japanese leadership is a cast of fictional characters to help make this book an enjoyable human-interest story as well as an important historical document. The chapters contain many photos from the war to help the reader relate to that long-ago era.
The two people from Texas to whom the book is dedicated also appear in the narrative.
The book is now available for purchase via our bookstore: https://authorreputationpress.com/products/an-empire-in-rins.
Thanks to ARP for releasing this book. Although it is my third one about WWII in the Pacific, this book could logically be the first one of the trilogy. Why? Because it is shorter than the other two; because it provides more information about the military and naval events of the war; and because it explains the war’s aftermath.