PALAWAN: A Novel by - Softcover

Palawan is an adventure novel that has it all. There is an exotic tropical location. There are Muslim terrorists, missionary hostages, a millionaire's daughter, mercenaries, Borneo pirates and a struggle for survival. It's a story of friendship, courage, life, death and love played out under extreme conditions. The story begins half a world away in the Philippine jungle, continues in Las Vegas and has its unexpected climax on a remote ranch in the Arizonza high desert.

Charles D. Williams was born in Sacramento, California. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. When he retired twenty-seven years later, he was a Chief Warrant Officer. His career took him to many exotic ports of call while serving on Coast Guard ships, including several trips to the Philippines. Williams served in Vietnam in 1967. From1969 to1971 he was the medical corpsman assigned to a remote U.S. Coast Guard station located on the southwest coast of Palawan Island. Chuck makes his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is currently working on three new writing projects, including both a prequel and a sequel to Palawan and a memoir of some of his own adventures. The Author is a Life Member of the following organizations: Veterans of Foreign Wars Military Officers Association of America Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association Please visit my website: http://www.cdwilliams.com