Falken Books

8 June 2023

Greetings All,

Amazon/KDP publishing is increasing printing prices for my two books. Accordingly, new book prices will go into effect sometime during the next two weeks.

So, if you have been waiting to purchase one or both books, order soon to save a bit of money.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

Dann Falk

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27 November 2022 – A Request

Sales of my two books are normal for this time of year…slow. So, I would ask a favor of the people that have purchased one or both books. If you have time, please go to the Amazon web site, and rate my books. Five stars would be nice, but rate them as you see fit.

Much Thanks.

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30 July 2022 – News Update

I have a bit of news about my second book “The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945”. I have posted a book review from Stone & Stone (News and Info about WW II books).

You can read the review using the link below.

http://books.stonebooks.com/reviews/220717/

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14 June 2022 – News Update

My second book, “The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945” is now live on Amazon.com.

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13 June 2022 – News Update

After a long delay due to real world issues, my second book “The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945” will be published within the next few days. This is a sequel to my first book “the 64th Army at Stalingrad 1942-1943.”

You will be able to find it on Amazon.com, paperback only, with a list price of $32.95. It features 77 custom maps, 44 tables and 56 historical photos. At 231,000 words and 547 pages this is a big book.

Watch this blog for further information or check out Amazon when it goes live.

Once again, I would like to thank all who purchased my Stalingrad book. Now you can follow this true story of the 64th/7th Guards Army to the end of the war.

Cheers!

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22 February 2022 – News Update

I’m sorry to say that the release of my second book, “The 7 Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943 – 1945” has been delayed (for the last few weeks) due to issues with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing – Amazon) software.

Writing, maps, tables and editing are complete, with only the final cover and text issues to be resolved. Sorry for the delay.

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12 December 2021 – News Update

My editor Sherry Anderson and I are currently reviewing the latest few fixes and updates. This has taken a bit longer than I had hoped, so book #2 will be published sometime in January 2022.

Along the way we decided to remove one table. So, The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945 now stands at 222,000 words with 27 chapters, 77 maps, 44 tables and 56 photos.

Cheers and have a Merry Christmas and New Year!

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14 November 2021 – News Update

Writing of my second book, The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945, has reached a new milestone of 221,000 words today with 27 chapters. The final map count is 77, with 45 tables and 56 photos. The work is fully documented with over 800 notes covering a wide range of sources.

My editor, Sherry Anderson, is currently reviewing the last few major text changes as I begin work on the cover design. Development of the index will be the final step.

If all goes as planned, Sherry and I should have proof copies in hand within 2-3 weeks. Barring any major changes, it should be available from Amazon.com sometime in December. Just in time for Christmas!

Once again, thanks for your support.

16 June 2021 – News Update

The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945 has reached a milestone of 205,000 words today.  I am currently working on the March, April and May 1945 chapters.  The map count has reached 68 with another 4-6 to go before the end of the war.  There are currently 35 tables, with maybe a few more to come, with a total of 55 photos.

I now intend to publish by late 2021. My great editor, Sherry Anderson is still with me and keeping the effort moving forward.

Thanks once again for your support.

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2 December 2020 – News Update

I finally have my book in our local book store. See photo tab. Book #2 is progressing and I just finished Map #50, with more to come. Thanks for your support.

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10 October 2020 – News Update

My second book The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945 has reached a milestone of 130,000 words today.  I’m deep into Romania working on the July, August and September 1944 chapters.  The map count has reached 44, along with 16 tables and 42 photos.

I had to change my goal to now publish in early 2021. I continue to work with my great editor, Sherry Anderson. She is keeping me honest, and busy making changes, additions, and clarifications to the text.

Thanks once again for your support.

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5 May 2020 – News Update

The development of my second book The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945 has reached a milestone of 100,000 words today! With 14 chapters completed and 37 maps so far. This true story is becoming much more complex which requires a great deal of extra research which slows the writing.

My goal continues to be publication in late 2020 but this might not be possible due to real world issues. In any event, I will not release the book until it undergoes a complete review and edit. It goes without saying that my current editor, Sherry Anderson, is doing a great job.

Thanks for your support.

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15 February – News Update

You can find another book review of my first book, Second Edition at the following link.

www.themilitaryreviewer.blogspot.com This review was also submitted to the War History Online magazine.

A Big Thanks to Chris Buckham for a great review. In addition to an overall review, Chris illustrates another critical aspect of my book, Logistics!

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21 December – A News Update.

A book review of my first book, Second Edition, The 64th Army at Stalingrad 1942-43 was just published in the The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. See link below.

This is a big day for me personally, and a well-deserved shout out to Timothy Heck for writing the review, much thanks Tim.

Your article, The 64th Army at Stalingrad 1942–43: A Day-by-Day Account of a Soviet Combined Arms Infantry Army During the Battle for Stalingrad, published in The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. (Note is link only displays the first part of the review)

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19 December 2019 – Greetings to all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A short update. The Second book in well underway with seven chapters finished, 62,000 words and 22 maps so far. Despite taking time off for the holidays, researching, writing and map production never really ends. The goal continues to be publication in late 2020.

I also added, for your viewing pleasure, Map #15 from book #2, at the end of the photo section. This map covers the end of operation Citadel.

My first book, second edition, remains available on Amazon.com. It would make a great X-Mass gift 😊

Thanks for your support.

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6 October 2019 – A news update. My second book “From Kursk to Prague 1943-45” is in full production. This book follows the 64th Army from Stalingrad to the Kursk area, and then continues the story until the end of the war. The first five chapters, March-July 43, are basically finished with about 45,000 words and 15 maps. I continue to work with a new editor which speeds up the writing process and greatly increases the overall quality. Publishing date is still set to be sometime in late 2020.

Once again thanks for your support.

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20 June – The Second Edition of my book “The 64th Army at Stalingrad 1942-43” is now live on Amazon.com. The old version is still showing up on the Amazon site as “Out of Print”, with no price, and It should go away soon.

I have been working with a new editor and this second edition has been carefully edited and reviewed. The story/text has been expanded somewhat with new material. Minor edits were performed on the maps and a new Appendix #20, was added. Overall this version is much cleaner which will make it easier to read and understand. Several somewhat confusing sections have been rewritten to clarify the text and expand the story.

My book is selling for the same price as before. The only difference is the Kindle version is not yet ready due to issues with KDP publishing.

Thanks once again for your support.

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28 May – Proof copies are in hand. Final review is underway but my editor and I are taking somewhat longer to finish. The second edition should be live on Amazon soon. It is well worth the wait if you want to pick up my book. Thanks again.

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24 May – The Second Edition proof copies are on order and should arrive next week. Hopefully after a quick review by the editor and myself, I can push an update out to Amazon. The overall length, 289 pages, is the same but numerous areas have been updated with some new material being added. Cheers!

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24 April – Great News! The second edition of my book is almost finished. This edition is expanded somewhat with new information and clarification of the text as needed throughout.

The big news is I’m working with a new editor and the entire book has underwent a total makeover. I can not say it’s perfect but the grammatical errors and stupid spelling errors have been cleaned up.  Once again thanks for all your support.

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5 March – Once again a new paperback book update is now live on Amazon. If you purchased a Kindle version of my book you can download the updated version for free. This fix was to clean up the text, remove a few errors and make the book look more uniform in appearance. I have also added a small amount of new text to clarify several paragraphs that might be hard to follow.

Thanks once again for your support.

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17 February – Added another sample map, in the photos section, from my Stalingrad book. looks good in color.

6 Jan – Added a photo of my Man Cave at the start of Book #2.

1 January 2019 – Happy New Year to all!

31 December 2018 – Happy New Years Eve! Thanks for all your support. This was a Great Year with the launch of my book. See you next year as I start on my next Book “The 7th Guards Army from Kursk to Prague 1943-1945”.

21 Dec – The updated version of the paperback book is now live on Amazon. Once again this should be the last update. Thank you for all your support. Cheers!

20 Dec – A New Kindle book update is now live on Amazon. If you purchased an ebook version of my book you can download the updated version for free. This should be the last update as the last few minor errors have been fixed…I hope!

5 Dec – I reset the Akismet Spam Filter for my site. You are now free to leave a comment without filling in a form.

5 Dec – Greetings All
The updated Kindle and paperback version of my book is now live on Amazon. I believe people who bought the Kindle version can go back to Amazon.com and download the updated e-version of the book for free.

If you want to view some pages of the book, go to Amazon.com and use the “Look Inside” feature which allows you to read a few pages, and view some of the maps. This gives you a good idea of how I laid out the entire book and it also provides a hint of the detailed story about the 64th Army at Stalingrad.

Once again thanks for your support.

4 Dec – The paperback version of my book has also been updated. The same spelling, punctuation and layout issues have been fixed along with a minor amount of new text.

Amazon now offers a much cleaner “Look Inside” feature which allows you to read a few pages and look at some of the maps. This gives you a good idea of how detailed the story is about the 64th Army at Stalingrad.

3 Dec – The CreateSpace self-Publishing part of Amazon.com is now being handled by Kindle Direct Publishing or KDP. The process is about the same with maybe a bit more quality control, which is good.

1 Dec – An updated Kindle version of my book went live on Amazon today. This update fixed a few spelling, punctuation and layout issues. The Kindle version looks much better now.

14 Nov – Added the Errata tab, something is always overlooked.

13 Nov – Sales of my book, both paperback and Kindle version continue. Thanks for your support!

6 Nov – If you are a Kindle type of person, my book is now available at the Kindle store too. One benefit is that on Kindle you can see the maps that I produced in color.

5 Nov – My book went live on Amazon.com today!

Thanks for taking a look at my new web site!

It’s the end of October 2018 and I have a basic web site in place. I will be filling it out as I go along. This site is in support of my soon to be released book The 64th Army at Stalingrad. November should be a good month for my book.