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The Hidden Front Line

An Abridged Version of Charlotte's War

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Pub Date Aug 19 2025 | Archive Date Aug 31 2025
Greenleaf Book Group | River Grove Books

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Three wars, three men, and the one woman working to save them all. Charlotte Fletcher is in the fight of her life to save her firstborn son from facing a truth she knows all too well—the dreadful impact of war. First, she watched her own brother suffer the destructive consequences of youthful bravado in WWII. Then, she waved goodbye to her husband, a decorated hero, who sailed into harm’s way a second time in the Korean conflict. Now, with her son headed to Vietnam, Charlotte is using all the arrows in her quiver to stop the conflict. A condensed version of his previous novel featuring Charlotte as the title character, Graham’s The Hidden Front Line centralizes her narrative and highlights the importance of the women facing war who are too often taken for granted. The formidable connections Charlotte forges over the years—including visionaries such as JFK, two U.S. Secretaries of State, and even Ho Chi Minh—culminate in a surprising and captivating convergence of personalities, power, and politics.

Three wars, three men, and the one woman working to save them all. Charlotte Fletcher is in the fight of her life to save her firstborn son from facing a truth she knows all too well—the dreadful...


Advance Praise

Praise for Charlotte’s War “In Charlotte’s War, J. Lawrence Graham seamlessly weaves the story of one woman’s futile rage against the war machine into an epic narrative. Brilliantly researched and penned.” —KIM DEMPSTER, member of the Directors Guild of America and Women in Film & Television, author of The Color of Mourning

“In this riveting novel, J. Lawrence Graham’s deep expertise shines through, making classic negotiation dynamics usually only discussed in textbooks come alive in a suspenseful and thrilling narrative up until the very end.” —MICHELE GELFAND, John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management, Stanford Graduate School of Management, author, Rule Makers, Rule Breakers

“J. Lawrence Graham dual purpose in Charlotte’s War is to entertain and to edify. He admirably accomplishes those goals by ingeniously interweaving historical facts about the Vietnam War with fictional characters.” —SPENCER C. OLIN, PhD, Professor Emeritus of History, UC Irvine, author of Why War? Ideology, Theory, and History

“Graham, whose unique background runs from Navy Seal to perceptive scholar of cross-cultural negotiations, has produced a gripping historical thriller with wartime storylines as engaging as they are informative.” —JAMES K. SEBENIUS, Gordon Donaldson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, director, Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School, author of Kissinger the Negotiator

“A fascinating, engaging, and historically reliable narrative of political events and intrigues associated with World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. Moreover, this book provokes the reader to consider new ways of approaching both relationships and politics in the twenty-first century.” —REV. DR. MARK D. ROBERTS, executive director, Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary, author of Dare to Be True

“Bringing his excellent background in geopolitical history and international negotiation, Graham’s writing is easy to digest, accurate in historical detail, and marvelously engaging in its tongue-in-cheek narrative.” —ROY J. LEWICKI, PhD, Abramowitz Memorial Professor Emeritus, Management and Human Resources, Max M. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, author of Essentials of Negotiation (7th edition)

Praise for Charlotte’s War “In Charlotte’s War, J. Lawrence Graham seamlessly weaves the story of one woman’s futile rage against the war machine into an epic narrative. Brilliantly researched and...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781966629214
PRICE $20.95 (USD)
PAGES 370

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