Who wished to separate from the perceived corruption of the Church
One reason ^
'Peace through strength' is the idea that military power can secure peace. It is associated with conservative politics and was often used by the former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. More recently it's been used by the current President Donald Trump.
Generally speaking, it was difficult for American ground forces to clear areas of guerrillas because "The guerrillas hid themselves from American forces" and "<span>The guerrillas fled while the ground forces were in their area". </span>
Was a while but one similarity was that in both books a sin was committed. Adultery. Both are probably around the same time period.