RED MUTINY ON SALE
05/18/07 20:33 | Permalink
So, I've finally reached publication date in the United States. The Brits jumped out of the gate first in April, and so far, I've received some nice reviews from noted Russian historian Simon Sebag Montefiore and others from the Daily Telegraph and Times. The wait has been long and tense for the first US review, which I just received this morning (I admit, I knew it was coming and was online at 5:30 am to check). Thankfully, the LA Times was extremely kind. Thank you Clancy Segal. You can find an excerpt on the Reviews page for RED MUTINY.

My publisher Houghton Mifflin has also set up two readings, one in Newport, RI at the Naval War College Museum on June 6 and the next day at the U.S. Naval Museum on June 7. Very excited about those.

More to come.


Welcome to the New Site
03/10/07 17:37 | Permalink
Two months now until publication of the new book, and I have finally joined the digital age with a website that actually provides detailed information on my books--and some flashy multi-media as well. From my Luddite perspective, a blog is revolutionary. So I've just added two films, brought to you by Internet Archive. The first is the famous film by Sergey Eisenstein on the Potemkin mutiny. You can see it in its entirety--though on a small scale in the Red Mutiny section. I've also uncovered the race of Roger Bannister on May 6, 1954 at Iffley Road, where he broke the four-minute mile. As I get closer to publication, no doubt my entries will increase in number, but I'll also try to provide some details on the evolution of my book on the capture of Eichmann. It might be interesting--well, not that interesting to most, I suspect--but a few--to see my process from book idea, research, organization, to the writing.
Coming Soon RED MUTINY
02/09/07 12:14 | Permalink
In May 2007, look out for my new book RED MUTINY: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin.