John D. Gresham
He lives in Fairfax, Va. He is an author, researcher, game designer, photographer, and military commentator with numerous publishing, design, speaking, and television appearance credits in his portfolio. He was the primary researcher and partner to Tom Clancy on his best-selling series of non-fiction “guided tour” books about military units. These include Submarine (1993), Armored Cav (1994), Fighter Wing (1995), Marine (1996), Airborne (1997), Carrier (1999) and Special Forces (2001), all published by Berkley Books.
He also is the award-winning co-designer of “Supermarina I” and “Supermarina II” (Clash of Arms Games, 1996 and 1997), a naval wargame based upon Larry Bond’s award-winning “Command At Sea” game system. Gresham’s book DEFCON-2 (with Norman Polmar), is a new single-volume history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2006. His latest book, Beyond Hell and Back (October 2007, with Dwight Zimmerman), describes seven key U.S. special operations missions.
He is currently working on a pair of books, one on post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients, and the other on the F-22A Raptor fighter. He has provided interviews, commentary, research, screenwriting, and production assistance for various documentary series produced for the History, Learning, Military, New York Times, Discovery, and National Geographic channels.
Stories by John D. Gresham
Interview: Maj. Gen. Michael S. Repass, Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne)
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The Year in Special Operations: What was the state of your command the morning of 9/11 when suddenly, you guys all knew, “This is the war we were born to fight”?
Maj. Gen. Mike ...more »
Interview: Gen. Anthony “Tony” Zinni, USMC-Ret., Chairman of the Board of Directors, BAE Systems, Inc. Part 4 of 4
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Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary that employs approximately 55,000 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, ...more »
Interview: Gen. Anthony “Tony” Zinni, USMC-Ret., Chairman of the Board of Directors, BAE Systems, Inc. Part 3 of 4
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Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary that employs approximately 55,000 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, ...more »
Interview: Gen. Anthony “Tony” Zinni, USMC-Ret., Chairman of the Board of Directors, BAE Systems, Inc. Part 2 of 4
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Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary that employs approximately 55,000 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, ...more »
Interview: Gen. Anthony “Tony” Zinni, USMC-Ret., Chairman of the Board of Directors, BAE Systems, Inc. Part 1 of 4
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Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned U.S. subsidiary that employs approximately 55,000 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, ...more »
Fixing Terrorists with the Gorgon Stare
Published in Aerospace under Defense Technology, Featured with no comments
While nobody questions the value and utility of the first generation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems now in the air, few would debate their basic limitations. Despite growing capabilities in payload, range, ...more »
Interview: Australian Defence Attaché Air Vice-Marshal Kym Osley, AM, CSC
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Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Kym Osley, AM, CSC, is the head of Australian Defence Staff (Washington), and is located at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C. He leads a team of more than 420 ...more »
Handicapping the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker/Transport Competition
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Over a decade since the original KC-X Tanker Modernization requirement to replace the aging U.S Air Force (USAF) fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers was first identified, it appears that a contract will finally be ...more »
USS Freedom (LCS 1) Deploys
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On Feb. 16, 2010, the USS Freedom (LCS 1) left Mayport, Fla., for her first operational deployment, fully two years ahead of her original schedule. Freedom is the first of the Navy’s new ...more »
Wearing Many Hats: An Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
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In an era when political partisanship has become a blood sport and the members of Congress have become almost completely detached from the U.S. military – except for the funding of spending bills ...more »
