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Most American teenagers today learn very little of the history which made up the teen years of their parents. Places or events such as 'The Bay of Pigs' and 'Cuban Missile Crisis' are little more than names to many young Americans today. Thanks to author Bruce T. Clark, a stunning tale of terrific characters, moral decisions, and historical facts is now available, bringing to light in a spectacular manner the events surrounding The Castro Conspiracy.

The Castro Conspiracy is built on hard historical facts - events that really happened in places that really exist. Having that element of reality gives Mr. Clark's book a depth and meaning which it would not have if it were a work of complete fiction. Knowing that John F. Kennedy was really president during that time changes the way the book communicates its message. Knowing that real people fought and died on the shores of Cuba that year changes the way the story is felt and understood, even if the main antagonists are fictitious. Completely fictitious stories can communicate a message of moral value, but an accurate historical background adds a great deal to the meaning of a story.

Every story has its high points and its low points and characters must make vital decisions in each. The President of the United States is faced with a vital decision in Mr. Clark's book: his choice could start a nuclear holocaust. Most of the decisions in this book are not straightforward and easy to make. On the contrary, most of them are intense, soul-wrenching choices which each character is forced to make entirely on their own judgement. The climax of this story is bound up in moral issues, all very deep and very confusing, which only adds to the relief of the reader when a crisis is averted. Thanks to Mr. Clark's fluid writing and easy representation of a complex situation, the reader is swept up into the problems of each character but still able to see the big picture and make decisions for themselves.

From Richard Nixon's 'star-studded' dialogue to Robert Kennedy's dignified delivery, the manner and behavior of each character in The Castro Conspiracy will be very familiar to the reader by the end of this book. Names such as Dolores del Negro and Capt. Rodney Reynolds cease to be names and become living, breathing acquaintances by the end of the book. The quality of realism which Mr. Clark lends to each of his characters is truly the most wonderful feature of this book. Being able to become familiar with each and every character is a feature not to be lightly dismissed. No matter how true the facts or moral the decisions, it takes lifelike characters to make it all believable.

Historical facts, moral decisions, and wonderful characters are just part of the cast in Bruce T. Clark's latest historical novel, The Castro Conspiracy. There is much more in store for anyone that picks up this book and even begins to turn the pages. Making history accessible to Americans, especially students, is a very important duty, and one which Mr. Clark has fulfilled to the highest degree. After reading this book and learning so much about a neglected period in American history, I can only recommend it to everyone I meet.