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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
The 106th Infantry Division, nicknamed the “Golden Lions” was one of the last U.S. divisions formed during World War II. Its brief but harrowing combat history is defined by one of the most brutal engagements of the European theater: the Battle of the Bulge. For many of its soldiers, the …
Before Normandy, before Market Garden—there was Torch. In the windswept sands of North Africa, America’s first combat paratroopers faced chaos, confusion, and deadly resistance in an operation few today remember—but none who were there could ever forget. Now, for the first time, their story is told through the eyes of …
Hello, readers and history buffs alike! Today is a big day—I’m beyond thrilled to announce the release of my latest book, Rangers, O’Conner, Italy, a gripping companion novel that ties directly into Book 2 of the Rangers lead the way series. If you’ve been following Charlie O’Conner, Frank Miller and …
Hey, readers and history enthusiasts! I’ve got some thrilling news to share today—I’m launching a brand-new book series, Airborne, Hook Up and Stand Up, set in the same gritty, heart-pounding World War II universe as my Rangers, Italy saga. This time, we’re trading muddy boots on the ground for parachutes …
