This book was first published in 1992. The work is a remarkable look at WWII flying in the Mediterranean. The winner of the 1953 Ohiohana book award for Chikara! is at his best in this aviation story. Ferdie Pacheco, M.D., The Flight of the Doctor on TV, presented valuable ideas in the making of this book, which received many laudatory reviews.

"Patton and the Mountain Man" is fiction, make no mistake about it, but it is fiction based on fact. My curiosity had for years been peaked by the unusual circumstances surrounding the General's strange demise, the undecently rapid burial, the absence of investigative reports, accident reports. No autopsy, and the undue haste to bury the body in Europe and cover up all details. When Senator (Balaban) who was the MP Lieutenant first to arrive on the scene, reopened Patton's file, he found to his dismay, that his accident report on the scene had been "disappeared." Later, I came across the fact that the gold the SS had stolen from the Jews, and stockpiled in banks in Switzerland, had been re-stolen a bit at a time and moved to Lisbon. Then came the flood of 'inside' information when the USSR fell apart, and then books were open to western eyes. There, clear as a bell, were the facts that had made Patton so antsy to rearm the German Army, and to stonewall the Russians in 1946. They were indeed on the move, as Patton claimed. Clear plans for the invasion of all of Europe, and the United States, via Alaska with Chinese human wave, to begin in 1950, was signed by Joseph Stalin. Patton was right The United States need to shut him up. They couldn't . Patton had no place to go. He couldn't come home, retire, and live on his reputation. His wife had caught him in a 3 year laison with his own niece. He was forbidden to come home. McArthur certainly did not want him in the Paciffic. One Prima Donna per theater of operations was enough. He was stuck in Europe. My book is based on conclusions I reached when all of the information became available. It is NOT FACT. It is my personal conjecture fit into a combat story. One day, the true story of General Patton's assassination will become known. By then, no one will care. Ferdie Pachecho MD

In this narrated cookbook, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia, the nation's largest Spanish restaurant and Florida's oldest restaurant. This special 115th anniversary edition of the The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook features a touching foreword by Andrea Gonzmart Williams, granddaughter of Adela. Adela's affair with food is a family legacy that began in the early twentieth century, when her grandfather Casimiro Hernandez emigrated from Cuba to Tampa. In 1905, Casimiro purchased a small corner cafe, where he started selling soup, sandwiches, and coffee. Out of gratitude to his new country, he named his small cafe Columbia, after the personification of America in the popular song "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." Prophetically, he added this motto to his sign: "The Gem of All Spanish Restaurants."Casimiro became known for dishes that the Columbia still serves today-Spanish bean soup, his hearty creation that combines sausage, garbanzo beans, and potatoes in a beef stock; arroz con pollo, a classic chicken and rice dish; an authentic Cuban sandwich; and the "1905" Salad (R), dressed with the family's special blend of fresh garlic, oregano, wine vinegar, lemon juice, and Spanish olive oil.This anniversary edition of The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook is a history of the elegant family restaurant, which now boasts multiple locations across Florida, and a delicious cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. It is also the biography of Adela, the heart of the Columbia, with commentary by Ferdie Pacheco-Muhammad Ali's "Fight Doctor," Ybor City's famous raconteur, and Adela's childhood friend. Adela and Ferdie have since passed, but this book remains a testament to their love of good food and their joy in sharing the aroma, the seasonings, and the glamour of the Columbia.