BRAT and the Kids of Warriors was honored to recieve the 2018 Beverly Hills Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.
Main Gate to Cooke Barracks
Photo from Micky Moore. Note the sign overhead Cooke Barracks – Headquarters 4th Armored Division
read moreGrowing Up Military
Brat: Kids of Warriors is mainly about a bunch of kids growing up Army. So I thought you might like to hear from a bunch of real brats what it’s like for them growing up Army. This fabulous video was put together by Donna Musil.
read moreIron Curtain
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read moreView of German American Week at Cooke Barracks
Photo from Horst W. Müller. Jack McMasters and the other brats watched with excitement from the cliff as the large white tent was put up for German American Week. You can see the actual tent in the far ground of this picture. It also provides a good view of the flugplatz and the 4th armored Division Head...
read moreThe Hohenstaufen
Note the stone quary in the left mid ground, and the village of Hohenstaufen on the right.
read moreThe Glass House and The Circle
In the book Brat: Kids of Warriors Charlie, Sam and Jayla lived in the far left stairwell of The Glass House (Far left side of the photo). Jack and the McMasters lived in the right had stairwell of The Glass House. Kevin Duncan lived in the duplex on The Circle. The second one closest to The Glass House.
read moreBrats in their web gear
Photo from Ken Stalker. These kids are younger than Jack and his crew–but you get the idea.
read moreCooke Barracks
Cooke Barracks was an amazingly beautiful place. The airfield, the Flugplatz, and the woods behind The Glass House.
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