There is an old saying that says “figures lie and liars figure.” However, I don’t think it applies to the collection of eye-opening charts that I have provided a link to in today’s post. Among other things, these charts have adroitly added perspective to the statistics, facts, and figures that …
I was notified today that Finding Billy Battles (Book 1 of the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy) was named a finalist for the 2019 TopShelf Magazine Book Award. Very proud to be a finalist. “It is with great pleasure that I inform you that Finding Billy Battles (Book 1 of the …
There is an old adage that says “any publicity is good publicity–even if it is bad.” Why? Because the objective is to get people talking about you and your book. There is an old adage that says “any publicity is good publicity–even if it is bad.” Why? Because the objective …
I am proud to announce that my book, The Lost Years of Billy Battles was just named a Book Excellence Award Winner in the Historical Fiction/Faction Category. Out of hundreds of books that were entered into the Book Excellence Awards competition, Lost Years was selected for its high-quality writing, design, and overall market …
I am re-posting a commentary from a young woman–a millennial–named Alyssa Ahlgren. Her views are certainly antithetical to most of her millennial comrades who have decided socialism is the path to the future. Take a look. She makes a lot of sense. By Alyssa Ahlgren I’m sitting in a small …
Two years ago Clare Hollingworth, one of the toughest, most determined, and inexhaustible war correspondents who ever lived passed away in her Hong Kong home. I posted on her passing at the time, but because she was such a unique and iconic journalist, I feel compelled to post my story …
Please join me Tuesday June 4 for my first person account of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing 30 years ago. That night in the square thousands of demonstrators were beaten and gunned down by Chinese troops in one of the most egregious acts by a government against its citizens …
Along with a few hundred other authors, I attended the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards Conference which took place April 26-28 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Washington. As with some 275 other authors from around the world, I was a semi-finalist in one of 16 divisions from which …
In 2015 the National Review ran an interesting story on Vietnam and the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and South Vietnam. The article makes some good points. There is a German proverb that says: “A great war leaves the country with three armies — an army of cripples, …
Tomorrow I will be posting my recollections of the Fall of Saigon–an event that I covered for the Chicago Tribune 44 years ago. I invite you to join me for this series of four posts that will run until May 2. As many of you may know, the war in …