Prison ships in New York Harbor. More American soldiers and sailors died in prison ships (primarily Wallabout Bay in the East River, now Fort Greene
High Praise for The Line from Publishers Weekly: “Mayer has crafted a military thriller in the tradition of John Grisham’s The Firm.” Kirkus: “So convincing,
“A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” This is one of the first things imprinted on New Cadets when they
Today is the 144th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or as the winners call it, the Battle of the Greasy Grass.
As I write this, the class of 2020 is marching single-file, social distanced, onto the Plain at West Point where their chairs are set far
Numbers are spiking in 21 states—reported numbers, which in many of those states is far below the real numbers. Most of the states are red
Someone asked me if I was incensed when I saw that Trump had ordered the Academy to hold graduation so he could speak. Actually, I
First interesting piece of trivia: William Tecumseh Sherman was the first president of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, which eventually became
And it wasn’t the Caine. I went to the Military Academy, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1802. Although Jefferson tended to be anti-military, he accepted
Through 16 December HERE. The first two books in my epic series, Duty, Honor, Country are free today. They’re followed, of course, by Country. And
Even though I went to West Point, which is just south of Storm King Mountain from Newburgh where Washington the Continental Army was encamped in
For today, 10/21, only, this book is free on Kindle. I took what we did in Special Operations and built templates that anyone can use
Many people consider the two the same, but I don’t. One is inward oriented, the other outward. At West Point we had to memorize quite
Saw this question on Quora and it made me think. I went into Beast Barracks at West Point when I was seventeen and clueless. Then
I just had an interview features in the Big Thrill, the magazine for the International Thriller Writers. Click on the image below for the complete
Happy birthday to my fellow West Point alum, Sam. The story of his name change is just one of many rather interesting facts about Grant’s
Finally! A fixed publication date for New York Minute, 24 June, and the pre-order is live on all eBook platforms. Print will be live prior
I was giving a keynote at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference several years ago and I mentioned this book and movie and got blank stares.
