The Fifth General Order - a novel by Robert Stapleton This is a story about hard times. It is a story about coming of age. It is a conversation between an old man and a young man, about what the young man will become. This is a story about love and hate, passion and compassion, fear and bravery. This is a story about hope. The story asks you to think. The story asks you to consider where you will be in life. The story asks you what you know and what you think you know. The author speaks only from experience. Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1948, Robert Stapleton served as a combat Marine in...