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About
the Author
In 2003, John published his
first book, Stealth Patrol: The Making of a Vietnam Ranger, which
he coauthored with Sgt. Bill Shanahan of the 75th Infantry
Rangers. It was named a Finalist for the 2003 Army Historical
Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award, as well as a Military Book
Club selection and a Colby Award nominee. In support of the book, John
appeared as a guest on the nationally syndicated radio program DayBreak
USA. John currently contributes
articles to the Alabaster Newsletter in Alabaster, Ala. His writing has appeared in
Alabama Living, Cobblestone,
General Aviation News, The Southern
Aviator, Family Motor Coaching,
The Chronicle of the Old West, Funds
for Writers, The Strategy Page, Military,
Back Porch Magazine, Limesink, and Panic Attack. Among his hobbies, he
counts tennis, reading, and eating pasta. |
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John
P. Brackin grew up in Greenwood, Miss., and was educated at the McCallie
School in Chattanooga, Tenn. He attended
college at Auburn University, where he graduated Cum Laude in 1994 with a
B.A. in Psychology. John has also studied English Literature at the University
of New Orleans and Mass Communication at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham. In 1995, he spent a semester abroad at the Institute of
International Studies in Seville, Spain.