2024 Member Books

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[MORE BOOKS: MOAA's Military Professional Reading List (Updated Quarterly)]

 

January 2024  

Fiction 

Journeyman: Heart of Tempered Steel. By Lt. Col. Robert F. Amason Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret). Published by Amazon Pro Hub.  

 

Journeyman: The Bridge: A Novel of the American Revolution. By Lt. Col. Robert F. Amason Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret). Published by Amazon Pro Hub.

 

Sunward I've Climbed. By Lt. Col. Robert F. Amason Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret). AMZ Book Publishing Services.

 

Nonfiction 

Out of the Uniform, Back into Civilian Life. By Lt. Col. Jason Pike, USA (Ret). Published by jasonpike.org.

 

Memoir

Immigrant Soldier: Search for Identity and Family Roots. A Fifty Year Search. By Lt. Col. George J. Raunam, USA (Ret). Dorrance Publishing Co.

 

Professional Courage: My Journey in Military Intelligence Through Peace, Crisis, and War. By Maj. Gen. John A. Leide, USA (Ret). Published by Amazon Self Publishing.

 

Photography 

Nature Magic on the Appalachian Trail: Maine. By Cmdr. JD Barnett, USN (Ret). Independently published.

 

 

February 2024  

Fiction 

Finnegan Begins Again. By Col. Brian Osterndorf, USA (Ret). Published by Koehler Books.

 

Journeyman: Heart of Tempered Steel. By Lt. Col. Robert F. Amason Jr., Ph.D., USAF (Ret). Published by Amazon Pro Hub.  

 

March 2024  

Children

U.S. Coast Guard A B Seas. By Capt. John M. Fitzgerald, USCG (Ret). Published by Fitzgerald.
  

Memoir

Bon Campbell: Twice A General. By former Capt. Richard Hartness, USA. Published by Writers Branding LLC.

 

A Lifetime in the Atmosphere: A Memoir of Flight. By Lt. Col. Stanley R. Luther, USAF (Ret), Published by Plumb Creative.

 

Someday ... You'll Know! By former Capt. Richard Hartness, USA. Published by Abbott Press.

 

Nonfiction

Clearing the Air in Los Angeles: The Fight Against Smog. By Lt. Col. Carl R. Oliver, USAF (Ret). Published by The History Press.

 

Military Architecture at Fort Clark: A Guide to the Texas Historic Landmark. By Lt. Col. William F. Haenn, USA (Ret). Published by The History Press.

 

The Third Dimension—Air: The Cold War, Experimental Aircraft, and Parachuting into the Past. By Col. William M. Knarr Jr., USA (Ret). Self-published.

 
Wittsburg, Wynne, and Points Nearby ... Rediscovering Cross County, Arkansas. By former Capt. Richard Hartness, USA. Published by Hartness Publications Inc. 

 

April 2024

Autobiography

Lady Leader Leaves Lasting Legacy. By Maj. Gen. Nora A. Astafan, USAF (Ret). Published by AuthorHouse.

 

Fiction

Stolen Heroes: A Novel. By Lt. Col. David Hubert, USAF (Ret). Published by Archway Publishing.

 

Nonfiction

Conservative Views on Modern Capitalism in the United States. By Lt. Col. John C. Bredfeldt, USAF (Ret). Published by Quippy Quill.

 

Fighting Amphibians!: The Story of Landing Ship Medium 250 in the Pacific War 1944-46. By Col. Bart Howard, USA (Ret). Published by BookBay.

 

Land Yacht Seaward: Building a Cozy Wooden Camper for a Small Truck. By Cmdr. David D. Bruhn Sr., USN (Ret). Published by Heritage Books, Inc.

 

Stream Gear: U.S. Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, South African Naval Forces, and Royal Hellenic Navy Minesweepers’ Dangerous Operations in the Mediterranean in World War II. By Cmdr. David D. Bruhn Sr., USN (Ret). Published by Heritage Books, Inc.

 

May 2024

Fiction

Scimitar Strike. By Col. Jacob Graham, USMC (Ret). Published by Fulton Books.

 

Nonfiction

The Invisible Medal: Leading With a Higher Purpose. By Col. Chris Richie, USMC (Ret). Published by Next Chapter Publishing LLC.

 

June 2024

Nonfiction

The Debilitating Tools of War. By Lt. Col. H. John Poole, USMC (Ret). Published by Posterity Press.

 

Rarely Idle: U.S. Navy Sub-Chasers and Royal Navy Motor Launches and Canadian-Built Drifters Combating German U-Boats in World War I. By Cmdr. David D. Bruhn Sr., USN (Ret). Published by Heritage Books Inc.

 

Nature Magic on the Appalachian Trail: New Hampshire Vermont. By Cmdr. JD Barnett, USN (Ret). Independently published.

 

July 2024

Fiction

Fire in the Belly of the Beast. By Lt. Col. H.G. Rogers, USA (Ret). Independently published.

 

Our World Without Hitler: It Will Astound You! By Col. Gene P. Abel, USA (Ret). Published by iUniverse.

 

Nonfiction

The Destruction of the American Republic. By Col. Gene P. Abel, USA (Ret). Published by iUniverse.

 

Sharecropper’s Son to Navy Commander. By Cmdr. Billy F. Odle, USN (Ret). Published by Page Publishing.

 

August 2024

Nonfiction

Chronicle of a WWII Infantry Replacement Soldier. By Cmdr. Andrew Stefanick, USN (Ret). Published by 48 Hour Books.

 

Leading Through the Crossfire: A Veteran’s Blueprint for Navigating Toxic Work Environments. By Lt. Col. Jason Pike, USA (Ret). Published by jasonpike.org

 

Revive the American Dream. By Col. Edward Corcoran, Ph.D., USA (Ret). Published by Workbook Press.

 

The Ultimate Guide for CEOs: An Executive Guide to Managing Large, Complex, and Long-Range Projects. By Maj. Forrest Wayne Heard, USA (Ret). Published by Advantage Books.

 

September 2024

Fiction

The President’s Hail Mary. By Capt. John Prescott Morse, USN (Ret). Published by Idleknot Press.

 

Memoir

Public Safety Administration: Charting a Course That Will Empower First Responders With Cutting Edge Capabilities. By Lt. Jim Krzenski, USCG (Ret). Published by JSK24 Publishing LLC.

 

What Have We Done?: The Story of One Family’s Challenges and Successes in the Northwoods of Minnesota. By Col. James Rusk, USA (Ret). Published by Spines.

 

Nonfiction

Stand Easy: Creating a Small British Pub, and Considerable Comradeship, in the Corner of a Garage. By Cmdr. David D. Bruhn, USN (Ret). Published by Heritage Books Inc.

 

October 2024

Biography

Tubby: Raymond O. Barton and the US Army, 1889-1963. By Maj. Stephen A. Bourque, USA (Ret). Capt. John Prescott Morse, USN (Ret). Published by University of North Texas Press/AUSA Book Program.

 

November 2024

Anthology

Philables: Stories with Biblical Truths. By Col. Philip Lehman, USAF (Ret). Published by Christian Faith Publishing. 

 

Biography

Never a Dull Moment: The 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in World War II. By Lt. Col. Arthur B. Powers III, USA (Ret). Published by Casemate Publishers.

 

Fiction

Exact Retribution: Vengeance by Nuclear Terrorism. By Capt. Tony R. Gilligan, USAF (Ret). Published by Amazon Publishing.

 

Memoir

Bug Pilot: A Soldier's Coming of Age in the 1960s. By Lt. Col. Lew Hudspeth, USA (Ret). Published by Newman Springs.

 

Our Own Westside Love Story: With Words from Tony to Marie Including Poems Born of Enduring Love. By CWO Anthony R. Balista, USA (Ret). Published by Palmetto Publishing.

 

We Dared to Fly: Dangerous Secret Missions During the Vietnam War. By Col. William S. Reeder Jr., USA (Ret). Published by The Globe Pequot.

 

December 2024

Fiction

Works by Cmdr. George A. Wallace, USN (Ret) (with Don Keith). Published by Severn River Publishing unless noted:

 

Nonfiction

Revive the American Dream. By Lt. Col. Edward A. Corcoran, USA (Ret). Published by WP Lighthouse. 

 

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