William R. Forstchen

William R. Forstchen is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Second After and We Look Like Men of War, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. He has co-authored several books with Newt Gingrich, including Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Pearl Harbor, Days of Infamy, To Try Men’s Souls and Valley Forge. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He is a pilot and flies an original WWII recon "warbird." He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan.
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Forge Books
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Tor Books
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One Year After
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Tor/Forge
Forge Books
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George Washington Series
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St. Martin's Publishing Group
Thomas Dunne Books
New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen present the triumphant conclusion to their George Washington series—a novel of leadership, brotherhood,...
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To Make Men Free
George Washington Series
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St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
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To Make Men Free
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St. Martin's Publishing Group
Thomas Dunne Books
With The Battle of the Crater, New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen take readers to the center of a nearly forgotten Civil War confrontation, a battle...
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Valley Forge
George Washington Series
Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen; Albert S. Hanser, contributing editor
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
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One Second After
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William R Forstchen
Tor/Forge
Forge Books
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To Try Men's Souls
George Washington Series
Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen; Albert S. Hanser, contributing editor
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Thomas Dunne Books
This Revolutionary War novel provides a rare and personal perspective of the men who fought for, and founded the United States of America.
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Days of Infamy
The Pacific War Series
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St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
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Pearl Harbor
The Pacific War Series
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St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
The action-packed first book in the new historical series by acclaimed authors Newt Gingrich and William R.Forstchen
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Never Call Retreat
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Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
The conclusion in this inventive trilogy gives a remarkable answer to the great "what if" of the American Civil War: Could the South have won?
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Grant Comes East
The Gettysburg Trilogy
Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
The sequel in the bestselling series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, continues the story of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
The Gettysburg Trilogy
Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen; Albert S. Hanser, contributing editor
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
The Civil War is the American Iliad. Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, Grant, and Lee still stand as heroic ideals, as stirring to our national memory as were the legendary Achilles and Hector to the world...
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We Look Like Men of War
William R. Forstchen
Tor/Forge
Forge Books
From the bestselling author of The Lost Regiment series comes a factually based narrative of the black military experience in the Civil War.
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