Counters

Set during the turbulent era of the Vietnam
War, Counters is a quirky, thrilling story of
air combat and of the young fighter pilots
who blend the harsh reality of war with
youth's untamed urges.

As the pilot of a sleek F-4C Phantom II,
self-doubting Lieutenant Steve Mylder fights
for his life in the skies above Vietnam in
1967 but battles for his soul against the
Red Baron of his imagination. His cocky
friend Avery-womanizer and master of
the art of combat seduction-thunders fifty
feet over a North Vietnamese beach, looks
down, locks eyes with an improbable woman,
and falls into hopeless love.


Steve and Avery count their missions, hoping
against the odds that they'll make it back
home alive instead of in a body bag. But
liberating the recklessness in their souls is
sometimes the only way to deal with the
unknown, and the two friends soon realize
that growing up is a lot harder than they
thought.


In Counters, humor and whimsy counteract
with authentic details of air combat brought
to life by former air force pilot Tony Taylor,
illuminating a brooding yet fanciful look
at the hormones and "warmones" that
impel young men to war and stupidity.