What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been

By Thomas W. Young | September 30, 2025 |

In a podcast with the National Press Club in Washington, DC, I spoke with my friend and colleague Adam Konowe about the unlikely career path that led to to write THE MAPMAKER: A NOVEL OF WORLD WAR II. Couldn’t decide whether I wanted to fly or to write, so I did both.

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THE MAPMAKER, coming in July

By Thomas W. Young | January 1, 2025 |

Happy New Year! Here’s a preview of my new World War II novel THE MAPMAKER, coming your way this summer: Resistance operative Charlotte Denneau has critical targeting information for the Allies, and the Gestapo knows it. On the run across occupied France, she must prioritize her mission over the lives of the agents and civilians…

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