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Tom Young

author of Sand and Fire

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Putnam
(July 14, 2015)
352 pages
$26.95
ISBN: 978-0399166891

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  • A Salute to Sam Shepard
  • World War II novel
  • A Sharp Salute to John Glenn
  • Sully
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A Salute to Sam Shepard

August 1, 2017 by Thomas W. Young 2 Comments

I’ve always been a fan of actor and writer Sam Shepard. We’ll miss you, Sam.

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World War II novel

January 10, 2017 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

Completing a WWII novel that deals in part with the Battle of the Atlantic. Many folks don’t realize how close WWII came to mainland American shores. I first got interested in this subject years ago during my college days. With the UNC-Chapel Hill Scuba Club, I dived on several WWII shipwrecks off the Outer Banks, and many of those wrecks were victims of German U-boats. In this video, divers explore the wreck of the John D. Gill, a tanker torpedoed in 1942.

 

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A Sharp Salute to John Glenn

December 8, 2016 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

A space pioneer flies west. Good tailwinds, sir, and thank you for all you did for us.

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Sully

September 15, 2016 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

I highly recommend the film Sully. Great movie about regular people becoming heroes in the course of doing their jobs well. Sully rightly gets tremendous credit, but I like the way the film shows how everyone was on the ball: his first officer and flight attendants, first responders, ferry boat crews, etc.

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The Hunters

July 9, 2016 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

Parson and Gold face terrorists in Somalia: The Hunters comes your way in paperback on August 2.

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New Project

November 6, 2015 by Thomas W. Young 9 Comments

New project in the works: a historical novel set in World War II. Watch this space for details.

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SEAL Legacy Foundation

October 21, 2015 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

If you can be in Tampa on Saturday, November 7, please join me for the Tampa Bay Book Festival. The event benefits theĀ SEAL Legacy Foundation, which supports the families of Navy SEALs. Other authors taking part include Kathleen Antrim, Simon Gervais, John Gilstrap, Jeffrey Wilson, and A.J. Tata.

If you can’t make it to Tampa, please consider financial support for the spouses and children of America’s elite warriors.

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North Carolina Public Radio Interview

July 21, 2015 by Thomas W. Young 1 Comment

Many thanks to North Carolina Public Radio for a chance to appear on “The State of Things,” with Frank Stasio. I shared some thoughts on my new novel, The Hunters. Click here to listen.

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Conspiracy Theories an Insult to Troops

June 28, 2015 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

A particularly nutty conspiracy theory is making the Internet rounds, and it’s an insult to those who wear the uniform. I shared some thoughts with the Huffington Post. Click here to read.

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Review of “The Dynamite Room”

May 21, 2015 by Thomas W. Young Leave a Comment

Imagine how WWII might have looked to an English girl who has lost her brother to the fighting. Imagine further how she would feel if the enemy then came into her home. I reviewed the novel The Dynamite Room for the Washington Independent Review of Books. Click here to read.

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