Donald Clair

The Longest Monday Donald Clair

History has a way of hiding some of the greatest stories. A powerful event on one side of the world is often lost because of the lack of media coverage. Life often presents two powerful stories in one single day. One will be viewed as more powerful than the other. One story will draw the public's eye. One will be hidden. Each story is powerful enough to change the course of history. Yet only one can be heard. Our inability to hold conflicting thoughts in our minds draws us to one and the other is lost, often forever. "The Longest Monday" provides both stories. Two powerful events on two sides of the world each equally defining and all in a single day. Two stories that will have such lasting impact on the world historically that the media's coverage directed the course of history. Two stories that are so conflicting that no matter what the power of the story only one would be recalled. The media is often placed in the position of providing the stories we read or review and the story left untold becomes the defining moment of a generation's life. It becomes a "What if question?" We became a generation of always second guessing ourselves. Viet Nam is a point in our American history that has defined the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers are often defined as rebels, warriors, or lovers. This book brings all three together to help a new generation understand why "boomers" every day step into the shoes of the Prophet. The power of a single story does have the ability to change history by a single degree. I know the reader cannot help but ask one powerful question as they turn the pages, "What if they had succeeded?"