Tom Young logged nearly 5,000 hours as a flight engineer for the Air National Guard in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere, including Latin America, the Horn of Africa, and the Far East. His military honors include three Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals, and the Air Force Combat Action Medal. He retired from the military as a Senior Master Sergeant.
PRAISE FOR TOM YOUNG One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years! --Vince Flynn Gripping and impressively authentic. --Frederick Forsyth Courage and honor in the face of the enemy have not been so brilliantly portrayed since the great novels of the Second World War. --Jack Higgins A gusty, gritty thriller told only as one who's been there and done that could write It . . . [a] terrific new writer. --W.E.B. Griffin Like Tom Clancy, Young has an eye for detail about military equipment, operations, and thinking that will ring true with any veteran. --General Chuck Horner, USAF (RET.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces A page-turner that might've been torn from today's headlines . . . engrossing, enlightening, and extremely entertaining. --Doug Stanton Young has a gift for allowing the reader to experience the emotional aspect of being a soldier. . . . Military-thriller fans should make Young's work an essential addition to their reading lists. --Booklist (starred review)