The Warriors

World War II’s most important battle was fought on a mountain three months before the war began… It is July 1939. A Nazi FW-200 Condor aircraft has crashed in the Himalayas, its crew, twelve Japanese imperial marines, its cargo, twenty-five lead canisters. Through flashbacks, we relive the journey of four strangers escaping their bitter pasts, unaware that they are on a collision course that will lead them to the world’s third highest mountain. The Spanish missionary flees the civil war that claimed the woman he loved. The Hindu guide hunts the mercenaries that ravaged his family. The American reporter tracks the Axis document that killed her husband. The British mountaineer craves a final shot at the peak that claimed his comrades. Driven by their demons and a desperate British spy, they converge on Nepal’s Mt. Kanchenjuga where two incoming flights of Japanese imperial marines are closing from the east with orders to retrieve the crashed plane’s cargo at all costs for it will determine the victor of a war not yet started. "The first chapter which takes place in a Japanese warplane over Tibet is outstanding. It grabs the reader and doesn't let go. Excellent writing. The story line of each character is brilliantly constructed as this two-book novel is brought to an explosive conclusion. If you enjoy historical thrillers, we recommend this effort. (M&D) “A powerful story of love and war. Actually, it's four intertwined stories of four tormented strangers and their confrontation with an evil force atop a 23,000 foot ridge in the Himalaya. Extensive research went into this 1930's pre-war novel. I was taken by the detailed, living backdrop of Spain's civil war, America's great depression, and the mystic Far East.” (GK) "A good World War II epic with settings in civil war Spain, depression America, and the Far East.” (AC) “I loved this book for its historical scenes, believable characters, and intriguing plot. I was surprised at the romance interspersed throughout the story. In many ways, it's more a romantic-spiritual adventure than a novel about war.” (LoMo) “An exciting read as it describes the reality of secret covert missions in World War 2. Definitely worth a read for historical reasons and for a story which will keep you guessing at the coming together of the sub plots.” (AS…Australia) Book 2, The Battle, is available for purchase on Amazon. Gary Naiman has written fifteen novels. One of them, PPM, is being considered for a motion picture.