The Soldiers of the Cross: The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail

J. Laurence Stillwell
Outskirts Press (2009)
ISBN 9781432739706
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (12/09)


I have to admit, I took a personal interest in reading this volume. As a Vietnam veteran myself, I was intrigued to read what this Vietnam vet had to say and how he said it. Mr. Stillwell writes a very good book of poetic verse, he writes what he lived. As a veteran, he was there, to see the carnage, to feel and hear the terrible things he has scribed in this book.

He states “Nature itself seemed to be at war, as the thunder crashed like waves. Over the hills and valleys by the score, over the mountains and in the caves.”  I could feel the pain and the fright he felt. I could feel his anguish, the heartfelt expression of his feelings poured out with such bravado.

Page after page, Mr. Stillwell’s poetry spoke out about the war between good and evil - this struggle that plagued man from the dawn of time. Using many references to scripture, he assimilates war, with the struggles of good and evil, God and the Devil.

Unique in its presentation, “The Soldiers of the Cross” by J. Laurence Stillwell was entertaining and well written.  I was absorbed in it from the first page to the last. It is a general audience volume that is well worth the price and I gave it a well-deserved A.  Entertaining, interesting and thought provoking, I would recommend it as an addition to any library.

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