Bing served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Reagan administration. A graduate of Georgetown and Princeton Universities, he served in Marine infantry in Vietnam. His books have won the Marine Corps Heritage Prize, the Colby Award for Military History and appeared on the Commandant's Reading List. West appears regularly on The News Hour and Fox News. He is a member of St. Crispin's Order of the Infantry and the Council on Foreign Relations. He lives in Newport, RI.
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Bantam Books, September 2005
No True Glory describes America's fiercest battle since Hue City in 1968. It is a testament to the bravery of the American grunt and a cautionary tale about the complex - and costly - interconnected roles of policy, politics, and battle in the 21st Century. More Info
"This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."
--Senator John McCain
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The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division
Bantam Books, September 2003
A description of the combat in Iraq. Bing West and MajGen Ray Smith, one of the most decorated Marines since WWII, traveled with 18 Marine units, seeing combat on 16 days.
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The Pepperdogs
Simon and Schuster, 2003
A Marine recon team of five reservists disobey orders and trek across snow-swept Serbia to rescue a kidnapped comrade. When a team member sends back descriptions of their firefights, they become front-page news, forcing the White House to confront our European allies who want them to surrender. More Info
"... might be the best suspense novel of the year ... a story about warriors, told authoritatively and brilliantly."
--Kirkus Starred Review |
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The Village
Pocket Books, 2003
In the hardest sustained fighting in Vietnam, fifteen Marines fought for 485 days in a village of 6,000 Vietnamese. Half of the Marines died. West patrolled in the village in 1966, ‘67 and ’69 and interviewed hundreds of Vietnamese, returning there in 2002. More Info
"a minor classic about war."
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Small Unit Action in Vietnam
Arno Press, 1967
A first-hand account of a series of fire-fights from squad to battalion in
I Corps. More Info
"This remarkable and moving document is an authentic eyewitness account of nine separate actions at the company and battalion level…Through his vivid descriptions, we experience with stunning clarity the challenges of combat on the front."
--The New York Times
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Owen is a graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Business School. He served as a Marine infantry officer for six years, including a tour in Iraq, and is currently in the reserves. A former heavyweight rower, he has completed 100-mile marathons, attempted Mount Everest and finished as high as 2nd in the Eco Challenge. His first novel won the Boyd Literary Award for best military novel. He has written several articles on the military and outdoor adventures and recently won the 2005 Marine Corps Essay Contest. He trades commodities for Goldman, Sachs.
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Four Days to Veracruz
Simon and Schuster, 2003
When an athletic couple sneaks onto a private Mexican beach on their honeymoon, a series of disasters sends them fleeing on foot 300 miles across the badlands of the Sierra Madre. This adventure-thriller blends ripped-from-the-headlines political intrigue with the very limits of human endurance. More Info
"West remains a potent thriller writer. Marines, suit up!"
--Kirkus Reviews
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Sharkman Six
Simon and Schuster, 2001
This morality tale about a Marine recon platoon embroiled in a modern war won the 2002 Boyd Literary Award for best military fiction. It has been widely praised for dialogue that is as sharp as its firefights. More Info
"Sharp-edged, fast-paced ... always entertaining."
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