There’s a comforting lie that clings to elite units: that skill, courage, and reputation bend reality. Cisterna shattered that lie. Not gently, catastrophically. On 30 January 1944, two U.S. Army’s Ranger Battalions walked into an ambush so complete it erased the unit as a combat formation. This wasn’t a tragedy …
Hollywood didn’t just exaggerate WWII Rangers. It replaced them. What most people think they know about Rangers, fearless charges, nonstop aggression, rule-breaking heroes who win through sheer will, isn’t history. It’s a simplified fantasy that’s easier to sell and easier to consume. And it does real damage to how elite …
The airborne war in Italy is often remembered in simplified terms: daring drops, elite units, decisive moments. The reality was narrower, harsher, and far less tidy. Airborne: Italy is a novel told from ground level, through the eyes of the men who fought it, corporals, sergeants, and riflemen navigating a …
By the time the 82nd Airborne Division hit Sicily in July 1943, they were already being sold to the public as something close to myth. America’s first airborne division. Volunteers. Paratroopers. The best of the best. That’s the version everyone remembers. The truth is less clean, and far more useful …
Most histories of the U.S. Army’s early armored forces soften the truth. They use words like “growing pains,” “inexperience,” or “early challenges,” as if North Africa were a learning retreat instead of a battlefield that exposed every flaw in America’s pre-war doctrine. The 1st Armored Division didn’t simply “adapt” in …
When the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion lifted off from English airfields on the night of November 7–8, 1942, they were about to make history, and nearly disaster. It was the first American airborne combat operation of World War II, part of Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa. …
Well, it finally happened. After a lot of thought (and a little caffeine-fueled spreadsheet math), I made a big decision: all of my books are now exclusive to Amazon Kindle, and officially part of Kindle Unlimited. That means: ✅ If you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can now read every …
I’m thrilled to finally share something I’ve been working toward for a long time, my very first omnibus edition, and it’s a big one:The Operation Torch Omnibus. This collection brings together four full novels that follow the men who took part in one of the most pivotal moments of the …
I’m thrilled to finally share some exciting news: my latest book, Rangers, Desert Drop, will be released on 15 September 2025. This is the fifteenth installment in the Rangers Lead the Way series, and it dives into the lives of 1st Lieutenant Sam Miller, his wife Celia, and the Rangers …
Date & place: January 30, 1945, Pangatian POW camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Why this raid had to happen In late 1944, as U.S. forces returned to Luzon, intelligence and survivor reports warned that the Japanese were killing prisoners rather than letting them be liberated, the Palawan massacre on …
