Author: <span>Rowan</span>

New Release: Rangers, Desert Drop – Out on 15 September 2025!

This entry is part 15 of 15 in the series Rangers lead the way

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 …

Climbing the Cliffs: Rangers at Pointe du Hoc

This entry is part 5 of 13 in the series Rangers Through the Fire

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. Thousands of ships crossed the English Channel as soldiers prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy. The operation, known as Operation Overlord was the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe. But before the invasion forces could …

Baptism of Fire: The First Rangers in North Africa

This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series Rangers Through the Fire

By the fall of 1942, the newly formed U.S. Army Rangers had completed their grueling training in Scotland. Volunteers had been pushed to their limits at the Commando training center, learning night raids, amphibious assaults, demolitions, and small-unit tactics. Now it was time to find out if the experiment worked. …

Before the Rangers: America’s Need for Elite Infantry

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Rangers Through the Fire

In modern war films and documentaries, elite soldiers moving silently through the darkness have become a familiar image. Small teams striking deep behind enemy lines. Fast assaults on critical targets. Soldiers trained to operate where conventional forces cannot. Today, the United States Army Rangers are synonymous with that kind of …

The Great Raid: How the 6th Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino Guerrillas Pulled Off WWII’s Boldest POW Rescue

This entry is part 6 of 13 in the series Rangers Through the Fire

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 …

New Release – Rangers, O’Conner – Book 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Rangers, O'Conner

A Gritty WWII Pacific Theater Novel of the 6th Ranger Battalion I’m excited to announce the release of the second book in the Rangers, O’Conner series! After surviving the brutal campaigns in Europe, Sergeant Charlie O’Conner now finds himself in the steaming jungles of New Guinea. The 6th Ranger Battalion …

I’m Heading to the One Shepherd Basic Warrior Course

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series One Shepherd

This year, I’m trading comfort for challenge. I’ve officially signed up for the One Shepherd Basic Warrior Course, a decision that’s equal parts adrenaline and insanity, depending on who you ask. But for me, it’s something deeper: a chance to step out of theory and into the mud. For those …

Five LRRPs Against a Battalion: Real Missions That Sound Like Fiction

In the jungles of Vietnam, there were missions so absurdly lopsided, so suicidal on paper, they sound like war movie scripts. But for Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams, small units of 4 to 6 men dropped deep into enemy territory, this was just Tuesday. These were the men who …

Armor: North Africa — Inside the Birth of America’s Tank War

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Armor, Iron Will

War is rarely clean.And it’s never simple. When people think about World War II, they often picture famous battles, heroic generals, and legendary weapons. But behind every machine on the battlefield were ordinary men, mechanics, drivers, gunners, loaders, soldiers learning how to survive inside a steel box while the world …