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The sequel you’ve been waiting for

The Adventure Continues, and Jim Miller faces the fight of his life!

Jim turned to the two men holding the girl. “Let her go,” he said. “Like hell,” said the big man with the dark jacket. He was probably ten years older and forty pounds heavier than Jim. His nose was pushed to one side and a network of scars covered his face. His right ear was thickly swollen and his left was half missing. He looked like a man who had been in plenty of fights. He turned to his partner. “Hold her,” he said. “Then he turned to Jim, raised his fists and advanced. “I’m gonna kill you,” he said. Jim remembered Uncle Bob’s words. “When you’re up against a brawler, use your left jab to soften him up.” Jim stepped forward…

Clouds of War is the second volume in Brooks Kubik’s widely acclaimed Legacy of Iron series featuring Jim Miller, Jack Ryan and the legendary weightlifting champions of the 1940’s. Set in the Spring of 1940, Clouds of War takes you back in time to one of the greatest periods of American weightlifting — the six week period from the 1940 Junior Nationals to the Senior National Weightlifting Championships of 1940 – held on May 25, 1940, atMadisonSquareGarden – in conjunction with the Mr. America Contest.

You’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with lifting legends like Steve Stanko, John Grimek and John Davis as they train hard and heavy, their sites set on smashing world records in the upcoming competition. You’ll have a front row seat as you watch John Terry, Tony Terlazzo, Johnny Terpak, Cass Klosiewicz, Steve Gob, John Davis, John Grimek, Louis Abele, and Steve Stanko as they challenge each other – and the world – to determine the strongest lifters on the face of the planet!

You’ll watch John Grimek try to win an amazing double championship – first place in the Senior Nationals and first place in the Mr. America contest – with a world record in the Military Press to top it off. You’ll stand back stage with Steve Stanko as blood pours from a deep gash in thumb – as Bob Hoffman urges him to drop out of the competition to save his hand from further damage – and as the Big Champ stands tall, looks Bob in the eye, and tells him he’s not going to quit.

You’ll join the strongest men in America as they watch the world tremble on the brink of total war — as the Nazi hordes sweep across Europe in a brutal blitzkrieg of unstoppable power – as the remnants of the French Army fall back, trapped with the British Expeditionary Force on the shores of Dunkirk – the last remaining hope of a free Europe, their back to the relentless waves, teetering on the brink of utter catastrophe.

You’ll see Jim Miller continue on the road to manhood – and you’ll see what barbell built muscles can do when it’s three on one and a girl’s life is at stake – when a young boy is trapped in a smashed car with flames racing toward the dripping gas tank – or when you’re facing the wrong edge of a sharp blade.

You’ll smile as you see Jim meet a girl – and just any girl, but THE girl…and you’ll wonder what will happen to them.

It’s Spring, 1940. A tough time to be young and in love. A time of danger – a time of hope – and a time for America ’s strongest men to step into action.

Price: £26.00 £18.20

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