John D. Gresham lives in Fairfax, Va. He is an author, researcher, game designer, photographer, and military commentator with numerous publishing, design, speaking, and television appearance credits in his portfolio. He was the primary researcher and partner to Tom Clancy on his best-selling series of non-fiction “guided tour” books about military units. These include Submarine (1993), Armored Cav (1994), Fighter Wing (1995), Marine (1996), Airborne (1997), Carrier (1999), and Special Forces (2001), all published by Berkley Books. He also is the award-winning co-designer of Supermarina I and Supermarina II (Clash of Arms Games, 1996 and 1997), naval wargames based upon Larry Bond’s award-winning Command at Sea game system.
Gresham’s book DEFCON-2 (with Norman Polmar), is a new single-volume history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2006. His latest book, Beyond Hell and Back (2007, with Dwight Jon Zimmerman), describes seven key U.S. special operations missions. He is currently working on a pair of books, one on post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients, and the other on the F-22A Raptor fighter. He has provided interviews, commentary, research, screenwriting, and production assistance for various documentary series produced for TLC and the History, Military, New York Times, Discovery, and National Geographic channels. His most recent book, Uncommon Valor, covering six Medal of Honor recipients and their deeds in Iraq and Afghanistan, is co-authored with Dwight Jon Zimmerman.
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With the surrender of the Taliban government at Kandahar in early December 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (OEF-A), Rotation I began…
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From the moment that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were realized to have originated in Afghanistan, there was a strong…
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“I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will…
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For most Americans of the present generation, the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, represent the benchmarks of time and…
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The United States of America has always been a maritime nation, inheriting from its British forefathers a tradition of seaborne…
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“We believe that the security of our nation and of the people of the world demands a well-balanced, integrated, mobile…
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There is a quality that appears over and over again in American history. Genius and opportunity combine to create a…
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A native of Fargo, North Dakota, Col. Brett Alva Bourne entered the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland,…
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Col. Peter Huntley enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984 and served three years with the 1st Ranger…
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Col. Jon Darren Duke graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned in the Marine Corps in…
