Posts Tagged ‘historical fiction’
The Air Operations that Supported the French Resistance
I enjoyed doing some hangar flying on the Dec. 15, 2025 edition of “Hangar Talk,” the podcast of AOPA, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. My friend Tom Haines and I discussed, among other things, what it must have been like to fly the Westland Lysander, which is the light single-engine aircraft flown by my…
Read MoreFolding Fact Into Fiction
My thanks to David Stewart, Eric Dezenhall and Roger Williams for a fine evening of literary discussion on the latest edition of History Author Talks. In case you missed the live show, click here to watch. Our topic: Folding Fact Into Fiction.
Read MoreDiving Into the Past for a Historical Novel
Twenty-six miles off Morehead City, NC, the dive boat pitched and rolled. I fought seasickness as I pulled on my scuba gear. Everything gets harder when you’re trying not to lose your lunch; even strapping on fins becomes a struggle. I screwed the regulator onto my air tank. Cracked open the valve and watched the…
Read MoreSilver Wings, Iron Cross
Dear friends and readers, Near the end of World War II, a downed American pilot and a deserting German officer try to survive as the Third Reich collapses around them. That’s the heart of the action in my upcoming novel, Silver Wings, Iron Cross. I grew up hearing my grandfather’s stories of his service with…
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