If you grew up in the 60's, Vietnam was more than a name on a map and Civil Rights was more than just a history lesson. Southern Rules is the story of young men attending The Citadel and learning to deal with the realities of that era - from first loves to race confrontations to preparing for service in Vietnam and the Hippie counter-culture. The story will make you laugh and perhaps cry on occasion but you will identify with the characters and the crazy world they experienced.

The afternoon sun was high and the heat of it felt good. The noonday meal had been finished and everyone was just a little sleepy when Izel heard one of her handmaids scream in terror. Izel looked instinctively at her guard and watched in horror as a dozen blonde barbarian giants fell upon the men. The Captain of the guard was already dead, his head almost severed from his body and his red blood staining the sand in a gruesome tableau that made a mockery of the beauty of this place. She watched in horror as these monsters killed each man for they took just a moment to strip the bodies of...