This Special Forces operator wrote a book to motivate everyone
Veteran Green Beret Dan Fielding didn’t set out to write a book about how to operate in life. But with The Asset Mindset, that’s exactly what he accomplished. “I grew…
Ben Kesling’s ‘Bravo Company’ is a finely-honed opus on war and its aftermath
More than 800,000 U.S. service members supported American operations in Afghanistan between October 2001 and August 2021. Their unique experiences vary by the timing and location of their deployment, their…
These are the top WWII fiction reads this year
Historical fiction has had a glow-up in recent years, and perhaps no other genre has received as many titles as WWII fiction from that era. There’s something about the mix…
MIGHTY 25: Retired Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin fights for justice
The 2007 Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) 7 case made news headlines across the country. Standing in the wings defending the Marines accused of war crimes was the now…
Coastie-turned-CIA-analyst releases novel about life ‘at the tip of the spear’
“When people ask why I joined the Coast Guard, I respond that I was twenty-two, blonde, and fit. In most military services that is guaranteed sexual harassment. Why not join…
Fierce new book, ‘Surrender,’ is the perfect collection of USMC stories
The Marine Corps, to the uninitiated, would seem like the last place to find inclusion and diversity. The culture of our beloved Corps is often misunderstood from the outside looking…
These 5 iconic writers were also veterans
Some of these military veterans became the best science fiction and screenwriters known during the 20th century. Many on the list may surprise you, especially when considering their works and…
New novel brings WWII WASPs to classrooms
Flying Fillies is an illuminating new book inspired by historical events that introduces readers to the brave Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) female pilots of World War II. A…
A conversation with Major Fred Galvin: Modern Marine Raider pioneer and author of ‘A Few Bad Men’
Major Fred Galvin served 27 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a 17 year old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become an officer. Serving in Afghanistan,…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s author was a real-life James Bond
Most think of Roald Dahl as the author of beloved children’s books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda. However, before he began…