Frank Keith: 21 books

Ukrainian affairs have been major news items for more than two years. Although in recent times other events have pushed this Eastern European nation out of the headlines, namely Syria and Europe’s immigration crisis, Ukraine should not be forgotten. The West in particular, must keep this country...

The Ukraine … its dimensions make it the second largest nation in Europe and seventh in size by population. And as I was writing this, it has been a source of top news for months.But this is not the reason why I wrote this little travel autobiography. I arrived on my very first visit to this nation...

The migrant crisis has a solid grip on Europe. For months it’s been in the forefront of news accounts. As 2015 comes to a close, it’s apparent that the challenges and problems this situation poses for the EU are only the beginning. The continent faces ever greater numbers of people fleeing the...

Is there a threat to Europe from its Muslim populations?Mass immigration has been a fact of life for a large part of post-WWII Europe. It was never an easy path. There had always been some levels of complications with immigrants. As Europe’s population of peoples from around the globe grew, particularly...

Everyone has his or her own reasons for metal detecting and surely we all have fun at it, regardless what the motivation for it is. Treasure hunting is one reason for pursuing this hobby. The term treasure hunter is perhaps the most often one used to describe someone who uses a metal detector to seek...

My second journey to the Ukraine encompassed a much larger portion of this nation than the first trip, back in June 2013, during which I got to become very fond of the country. It wasn’t so much the landscape, the architecture or its history that generated this sentiment, although this country has...

This is the story of a group of men living the lives of frontline soldiers. One day, they find themselves cut-off from the rest of the German army, which was forced to make a hasty retreat. Now, the company has numerous problems facing it: Keep from being discovered by the enemy, help the wounded comrades, surviving in the dead of winter, and find its way back to the own lines.

Ukraine, winter of 2013 to 2014—the nation is in uproar. Each day brought more news of demonstrations and violence and even deaths. Riot police battled with the people on Kiev’s main square—the Maidan. Soon, other cities across the nation saw protestors on the streets and government buildings...

Throughout my third trip to Ukraine, in January and February of 2014, the country was dominated and shaken by the Euromaidan events. It was a trying time for the nation. Though the demonstrations provided nourishment for many predictions from experts and hopes and anticipations from the people, no...

Do castles bring out the child in you? Do the Middle Ages awaken your burning interest? Is history your thing? Then join me on a fascinating journey back to times long past, when castles, suits of armor, fables and damsels in distress were a part of everyday life.This book covers a select assortment...

This is the story of a most unusual hobo. His real name is Henry Best, but all those who know him call him by the moniker Lefty.In the beginning, Lefty is as emblematic a vagabond as thousands of others too, which roam the nation during the early parts of the twentieth century. That is, he was until...

This is the story of Stan and Tasha, two strangers who, through unforeseen events, meet one day by chance. They forge a firm friendship that spans the coming times, bringing them hope, encouragement and long lost happiness. Will they find deep love too?

Tiffany lives in an age where a married woman’s duties are set in rigid conforms of a post-Victorian society. As a wife, she is the giver of her heart and her body and a servant to her husband and a nanny to his children. There is not much leeway for her to move outside of this sphere. Living in...

There have been uncountable episodes in military history were rearguards, made up of merely a handful of brave and determined men, staved off superior enemy forces. The stories of most of them were soon forgotten, having been too small and insignificant to be noted in thick history books. But for...