William R. Forstchen

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Writer and educator William R. Forstchen was born in New Jersey in 1950. He received a B.A. from Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and a M.A. in European history and a Ph.D. in military history from Purdue University. Forstchen teaches at Montreat College in Asheville, North Carolina. visa mer Forstchen uses his knowledge of military history to create science fiction stories of other universes and societies. His series include Gamestar Wars, Ice Prophet, and The Lost Regiment. He is also the co-author with Newt Gingrich of 1945, an alternative history of World War II. His other stand-alone novels include The Four Magics, Doctors of the Night, One Second After and its sequel, One Year After which hit the New York Times Bestseller list in September 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: William Forstchen, William Forstchen, William Fortschen, R. William Forstchen, William R. Forstchen, William R. Fortschen, Williiam R. Forstchen, Dr William R Forstchen Ph.D.

Foto taget av: William R. Forstchen [credit: Fantastic Fiction]

Serier

Gingrich: Civil War Trilogy

Revolutionary War

Verk av William R. Forstchen

Populära Nyliga

One Second After (2009) 2,312 exemplar

Honored Enemy (2001) 1,344 exemplar

Gettysburg (2003) 615 exemplar

One Year After (2015) 506 exemplar

Grant Comes East (2004) 454 exemplar

Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th (2007) — Författare — 390 exemplar

Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (2005) 387 exemplar

Arena (1994) 378 exemplar

Rally Cry (1990) 321 exemplar

The Final Day (2017) 316 exemplar

To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom (2009) 285 exemplar

Days of Infamy (2008) 268 exemplar

The Forgotten War (1999) 250 exemplar

Valley Forge: George Washington and the Crucible of Victory (2010) 230 exemplar

The Union Forever (1991) 225 exemplar

Fateful Lightning (1993) 219 exemplar

1945 (1995) 203 exemplar

Terrible Swift Sword (1992) 195 exemplar

Never Sound Retreat (1998) 172 exemplar

Battle Hymn (1997) 155 exemplar

The Battle of the Crater: A Novel (2011) 141 exemplar

Pillar to the Sky (2014) 140 exemplar

Down To The Sea (2000) 139 exemplar

A Band of Brothers (1999) 138 exemplar

Men of War (1999) 135 exemplar

48 Hours: A Novel (2019) 133 exemplar

Victory at Yorktown: A Novel (George Washington Series) (2012) — Författare — 128 exemplar

Wing Commander: End Run (1994) 127 exemplar

Article 23 (1998) 127 exemplar

It Seemed Like a Good Idea...: A Compendium Of Great Historical Fiascoes (2000) 124 exemplar

Wing Commander: Fleet Action (1994) 122 exemplar

Star Voyager Academy (1994) 119 exemplar

Wing Commander: Heart Of The Tiger (1995) 110 exemplar

Ice prophet (1983) 96 exemplar

The Crystal Warriors (1988) 85 exemplar

The Flame upon the Ice (1984) 85 exemplar

Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom (1996) 83 exemplar

Prometheus (1999) — Författare — 83 exemplar

The Crystal Sorcerers (1991) 78 exemplar

Darkness upon the Ice (1985) 75 exemplar

Gamester Wars 3-in-1 (1995) 68 exemplar

Wing Commander: Action Stations (1998) 68 exemplar

Into the Sea of Stars (1986) 66 exemplar

Wing Commander: False Colors (1998) 61 exemplar

The Alexandrian Ring (1987) 60 exemplar

The Assassin Gambit (1988) 46 exemplar

Day of Wrath (2014) 45 exemplar

Five Years After (2023) 30 exemplar

We Look Like Men of War (2003) 28 exemplar

The Napoleon Wager (1993) 27 exemplar

The Four Magics (1996) 19 exemplar

The John Matherson Series (2017) 3 exemplar

Never Sound Retreat & Battle Hymn (The Lost Regiment, Volume 5 & 6) 1 exemplar

The Lost Regiment #1, #2, & #3-3 Volumes--Fateul Lightning; Terrible Swift Sword; Union Forever 1 exemplar

Le Régiment perdu 10 ROMANS - 10 EUROS 2014 (2014) 1 exemplar

Would You? {short story} 1 exemplar

Cena svobody (2003) 1 exemplar

The Gamester Wars 1 exemplar

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Alternate Generals (1998) — Bidragsgivare — 263 exemplar

Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 211 exemplar

Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 127 exemplar

Guns of Darkness (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 86 exemplar

Dragon's Eye (1994) — Bidragsgivare — 75 exemplar

The Day the Magic Stopped (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 67 exemplar

Alternate Gettysburgs (2002) — Bidragsgivare — 66 exemplar

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy: An Anthology of Pearl Harbor Stories That Might Have Been (2001) — Bidragsgivare — 15 exemplar

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Vedertaget namn: Forstchen, William R.
Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Forstchen, William Robert
Födelsedag: 1950-10-11
Kön: male
Nationalitet: USA
Födelseort: Millburn, New Jersey, USA
Bostadsorter: Millburn, New Jersey, USA (birth)
Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA
Utbildning: Purdue University (PhD)
Rider College
Yrken: professor
historian
author
novelist
Organisationer: Montreat College
Kort biografi: William R. Forstchen has a Ph.D. from Purdue University with specializations in Military History and the History of Technology. He is a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College. He is the author of fifty books including the New York Times bestselling series One Second After, the Lost Regiment series, and the award-winning young adult novel, We Look Like Men of War. He has also authored numerous short stories and articles about military history and military technology.

Dr. Forstchen's interests include the Civil War, archaeological research on sites in Mongolia, and the potential of space exploration. As a pilot he owns and flies an original World War II "recon bird." Dr. Forstchen resides near Asheville, North Carolina with his dog Maggie.

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Diskussioner

Found: A sci-fi series where civil war soldiers are portaled to another planert i Name that Book (juni 2021)

Recensioner

One Second After av William R. Forstchen

Efter katastrofen-roman med ett smärtsamt verkligt hot (detonation av några EMP-bomber ovanför USA som slår ut all elektronik). Forstchen fokuserar på hur ett litet samhälle i North Virginia hanterar katastrofen i takt med att civilisationen bryter samman runt omkring det. Det är ett fräscht grepp i jämförelse med genrearketyperna som alltid kretsar kring en ensamvarg (en man, förstås).
Romanen är skriven för att påverka de styrande i USA att investera i skydd mot EMP-attacker och den har varit föremål för intensiva debatter i kongressen. Tankeväckande och gripande, men tyvärr också en smula svulstig emellanåt.… (mer)