As I settle into the autumn of my writing career, my goal is to return to my roots–those being my first four novels–and focus on writing fiction. But before I putting myself out to pasture with my imaginary friends, there is a story that…Read More…
Always Faithful, Always Forward
When the new United States Special Operations Command was formed in 1986, they gathered special operations components from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Those ground- and maritime combat components included the Army Special Forces, the Navy SEALs, and the Rangers of the 75th…Read More…
Sua Sponte
Army Rangers are not born. They are made—or as the subtitle would suggest, forged. The modern 75th Ranger Regiment represents the culmination of 250 years of American soldiering. As a fighting force with our nation’s oldest and deepest tradition, the Regiment traces its origins…Read More…
The Warrior Elite (2nd Edition)
In 1999, I joined SEAL Class 228 and followed them start to finish. I was their graduation speaker. During the journey of Class 228, while I was a writer and only auditing the course, the experience took me back to my own trial as…Read More…
Chosen Soldier
In combating terror, America can no longer depend on its conventional military superiority and the use of sophisticated technology. More than ever, we need men like those of the Army Special Forces–the legendary Green Berets. Shortly after I wrote The Warrior Elite, I was…Read More…
The Finishing School
In America’s new wars, the first guns in the fight are special operations forces. This includes the Navy SEALs—specially trained warriors who operate with precision, swiftness, and lethal force. In the constantly shifting war on terror, SEAL units, small in number, flexible, stealthy, and…Read More…
Down Range
In America’s global battle against al-Qaeda and their allies, the goal of the Navy SEALs is to be the best guns in the fight—stealthy, effective, professional, and lethal. Here for the first time is a SEAL insider’s battle history of these Special Operations warriors…Read More…
Navy SEALs; Their Untold Story
The first complete history of the U.S. Navy SEALs—from their roots in World War II to their celebrated efforts in the War on Terror—written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Navy. The book ties-in with a fall 2014 PBS series. Over the last fifty…Read More…
A Tactical Ethic
Following the success of my work on Navy SEAL combat actions in Iraq, The Sheriff of Ramadi, I set out to examine the importance of battlefield ethics in effectively combating terrorists without losing the continuous efforts for the hearts of the local population. As…Read More…
The Sheriff of Ramadi
The Sheriff of Ramadi is the first book written about the courage and success of the Navy SEALs in Ramadi. The Battle of Ramadi was the most sustained and vicious engagement fought by Navy SEALs since their inception in 1962. Never before had a…Read More…
