One Stick and a Waco is the second in the "Stick" series, the sequel to Missing Sticks, both set during WWII, based loosely on the stories heard around the 101st Airborne reunions. (A "Stick" is the designation for one planeload of paratroopers.) J. M. Taylor has authored three other military thrillers: Lost Key, Desert Winds and Gulf Winds. Before he turned to writing Taylor served with the 101st Airborne Division as a platoon leader and battalion commander. Airborne and air assault qualified, a scuba diver and trained as a system engineer, he also designed military command and control system...