New York Times Bestselling Author Jerome Preisler’s Harrowing But True Civil War Naval Thriller

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In this episode 365, we feature New York Times bestselling author Jerome Preisler, and his non-fiction book, Civil War Commando, a fine piece of writing about a little known naval war hero in the Civil War named William Barker Cushing, a man who defied all odds to pull off a stunning defeat for the Confederacy. The book is fast paced history about what led up to and how the Union sunk the Confederate ironclad Albemarle in a spectacular mission in 1864, helping re-elect Abraham Lincoln.

Show discussion highlights:  

  • What inspired him to write this Civil War naval history story
  • What draws him to write thrillers and military non-fiction
  • The story of the CSS Albemarle ironclad
  • The Civil War sea battlefields
  • Annapolis during the war
  • The hero himself: William Cushing
  • A reading from the book that explores Cushing as a boy
  • Writing advice for non-fiction
  • Writing practice changes over time
  • Advice to his younger self

Brief author bio:

Jerome Preisler is the New York Times bestselling author of over forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including all eight novels in the chart-topping Tom Clancy’s Power Plays series, and the relaunch of the New York Times bestselling NET FORCE series co-created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. His latest novel in the series is its fourth, NET FORCE: MOVING TARGET. His most recent work of nonfiction is CIVIL WAR COMMANDO: William Cushing’s Daring Raid to Sink the Invincible Ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle. He is a frequent speaker on military topics at schools, museums, and bases around the country. 

Learn more about the author and their books HERE.

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