Books by Charles L Valenti

My son had the fortune of growing up in Italy as a military dependent. There, he l earned t he sport of soccer through relationships made with his Italian friends. His book All-American reveals how he used his knowledge of American sports on the soccer eld in order to lead a team that would put together a streak of ten consecutive years of not losing a single regulation game by more than one goal!And now, this book called The Golden Lions of the Nosce Hostem contains the military intelligence and counterintelligence with regard to strategic and tactical deployment of members of his team. This is the second half of the story, in explaining exactly how military philosophies based on actual events were used by his Grover Cleveland Soccer Team out of Ridgewood, New York City. 

Here is a story about love of country, of community, of family, and friends, teammates, and soldiers, who have banded together like brothers. This is the story of one very special soldier and the knowledge he passed on to his son.The soldier was known as a Golden Lion. He taught his cub to become an athlete with skills sharpened by military philosophies and knowledge of American sports. Here, one will nd a love of soccer, the seed of which was planted in a distant land. The young plant was brought to America, and the blossom became known as the Cleveland High School soccer team.Here, you will travel. You will experience life and love in the hamlet of Verona, Italy. Verona, the birthplace of “Romeo and Juliet”. Destiny will take you across the Atlantic ocean to another hamlet called Ridgewood in the Big Apple known as New York City. Here, you will experience Camelot, where soccer and baseball embrace military thought.