Award-winning author Derek W. Beck is a historian whose writing has appeared in multiple journals, scholarly works, and reviews. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, and is the recipient of numerous medals and awards for his achievements, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Beck's education includes a master of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives outside of Los Angeles, CA. Visit his website- www.derekbeck.com
Air Force officer and debut author Beck evidently relishes his subject, and he gives a fully fleshed portrait of the major patriots, both American and British...Beck's description of the spreading flames of rebellion and the taking of the forts at Crown Point and Ticonderoga is as engaging as fiction. A knowledgeable, elegant account full of elaborate depictions, complete with a thorough bibliography. - Kirkus Former Air Force officer and debut author Beck evidently relishes his subject, and he gives a fully fleshed portrait of the major patriots, both American and British...Beck's description of the spreading flames of rebellion and the taking of the forts at Crown Point and Ticonderoga is as engaging as fiction. A knowledgeable, elegant account full of elaborate depictions, complete with a thorough bibliography. - Kirkus