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When I first started writing my first novel about Jonathan Preston in 2012, I was astonished that I could sit down at my computer and watch […]

As Commander Iura walked around the I-405 and first gazed upon the submarine, his first thoughts were: She’s a monster. As large as a small cruiser. […]

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s attack on Pearl Harbor had gone better than anticipated. Although he didn’t destroy any American aircraft carriers, he had succeeded in knocking the […]

STEVE: Jonathan, how and when did you become a US Army covert operative? JONATHAN: I started in December of 1939. I purchased a soda shop that […]

Jon didn’t have to figure out a plan to bring the Tsukuda group out. They were attacked less than a mile from their destination by two […]

In January 1944, the US Army Chief of Staff sent Jonathan Preston to the China-Burma-India Theater to work jointly with the British Special Operations Executive. His […]

Excerpt from my third novel Dominion of Gold. Chapter 3 Luzon Island, Philippines The next morning, Jon and George were being strapped into the back seat of two Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers. At 0300 hours, four dive bombers, plus the two the agents, took off to strike a convoy of Japanese heavy trucks traveling on the road from San Fabian to San Fernando City; the dive bombers were escorted by four Grumman F6F Hellcat night fighters. Just before dawn, one of the Hellcat’s radar picked up the truck convoy crossing a bridge two miles south of Cabo. The fighters led the way and strafed the trucks; one truck exploded. The dive bombers then zeroed in and dropped four 500-pound bombs each.

Steve Doherty’s second unique and riveting World War II thriller, CALL FOR BLOOD, will be available soon. WWII historical fiction fans looking for a new topic […]