In this four-part series, we’ll follow the story of the Big Red One across more than 100 years of history, exploring how the division fought, adapted, and evolved through changing forms of warfare. This series is divided into four posts: This first post begins where the story started: the trenches …
The next chapter of the war is coming. I’m excited to announce that Armor, Book 2: Sicily is now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle and Paperback. This novel continues the story of Staff Sergeant Ricci and his Sherman tank crew after the brutal North African campaign. Tunisia is behind …
In the chaos of World War II, American soldiers carried some of the most iconic weapons ever fielded: the M1 Garand, the Thompson submachine gun, and the Browning Automatic Rifle. Yet one of the most widely use, and often misunderstood, was the M1 Carbine. Small, lightweight, and easy to handle, …
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 …
