Like lots of men and women, previous Tehachapi resident Invoice Brandweiner found himself with time on his hands for the duration of the pandemic.

Drawing on information attained from his life, military services, study and a long time operating as a contracting officer at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Heart, Brandweiner made use of his time to full a novel.

“On Edge” is a fictional tale about the Russian president’s intention to annex the Baltic states and how the intelligence solutions of both of those the United States and Russia labored covertly to avert the potential of an armed confrontation that could guide to nuclear war.

The hero is a character utilized at the Neal Armstrong Flight Exploration Middle at Edwards Air Power Foundation (formerly Dryden), Brandweiner explained. But the action in the e book is a do the job of his creativeness, not anything he has personally seasoned.

Working with a pen title, “Bill Manufacturer,” the author’s e book was printed by RoseDog Textbooks, a division of Dorrance Publishing of Pittsburgh, Penn. The publishing design necessary a money expense on his portion, but Brandweiner mentioned he wasn’t seeking to recoup the funds as a great deal as getting the gratification of completing the e-book and producing it readily available for other people to appreciate.

Even though fiction, “On Edge” references several precise occurrences and portrays the current geopolitical and financial scenario in Europe as it explores the problem of how the U.S. and NATO respond to Russia’s growth policy.

Brandweiner was born in 1947 in a tiny town in the northeastern portion of decreased Austria, a location occupied by the Russian forces from the stop of Entire world War II till 1955. In 1966 he immigrated to the United States and six months later on, joined the United States Military. He served for extra than 20 a long time. According to his publisher, his military services awards contain the Bronze Star for his assistance in Desert Storm, four Meritorious Assistance Medals, the Army Commendation Medal and quite a few other assistance medals.

Throughout his time in the Army, he also completed an associate degree in oceanography and a bachelor’s diploma…