The Last Confederate Battle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780578127248)

Recipient of the State of Idaho Governor's Award in the Arts for 2012, and named as one of Idaho's Top Fifty authors in 2011, John Cline has written several books, the latest being, "Toby and the Wooden Flute", about a child who must deal with adversity in the first century. He also wrote "Sea Stories & Navy Tales", a non-fiction book of short stories about life in the Navy during the 1970s and 80s. In a novel titled "The Last Confederate Battle", John describes the lives of three brothers who were raised in the Deep South, and who fought for the Confederate States of America during the war of northern aggression, otherwise known as the Civil War. John served in the United States Navy for twenty-five years in the enlisted ranks (Master Chief Petty Officer) and as a naval officer, retiring as a Limited Duty Officer (Mustang) in July 1993 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was the Navy's first designated Physical Security Officer with responsibilities for military law enforcement, physical security, antiterrorism and emergency management programs at naval facilities throughout the Southwest Region of the United States, the Caribbean, Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf, both at sea and ashore. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (140th Session) and numerous antiterrorism, law enforcement and emergency management schools. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Workforce Education and Curriculum Development, and a Master's Degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California in National Security Studies: Homeland Security and Defense. As the director of the Idaho Bureau of Disaster Services, John directed the State's disaster mitigation and preparedness programs and coordinated the state's response and recovery operations to overcome the effects of fire, flood, ice and snow emergencies, landslides that isolated towns, as well as the escape of lions, tigers and hybrid wolves from a self-styled wild animal park. He directed the State's response and recovery operations for over 50 local disasters, 25 state-declared major emergencies and disasters and four Presidentially-declared disasters, leading to the physical and economic recovery of numerous communities throughout the State of Idaho. Along with writing books, John has composed the words and music for three songs, including, "Song of Idaho", "American Bridal Waltz" and "Sunset in the Harbor".