Wolf Pelt: Cold War in Greece, Love, and Trust Revealed In 1951, the newly established American CIA is getting its feet on the ground. A bankrupt British empire sells its cash-happy cousins a mole-ridden campaign to overthrow the Albanian communist government. The Brits call this armed insurrection Operation Valuable, and the CIA Operation BG/Fiend., Read More
I like Greece. I have a loving family there and have visited many times. The devastation wrought on this small country by fascist occupation during World War II, and the stalking Civil War that followed, set the stage for Wolf Pelt. In 1951, Greece began stepping away from the worst years of torture, fratricide,, Read More
I am pleased to announce the launch of American Andarte: An OSS Commando Fights for Greece, available through many sellers in eBook and paperback. For those who read The Greek Boxer, Book #1 in my series, “The Greek Stories,” thank you. The two books have different settings and tones. The Greek Boxer is told, Read More
American Andarte will launch on January 30, 2026. It’s a long book, roughly 430 pages, minus endnotes, photographs, bibliography, maps, and an acronym key. I apologize to anyone expecting the industry standard 230-page issue. It’s a big story to tell. The first part of the book will introduce you to Stavros, the protagonist, and, Read More
One of many things the American OSS commandos in Greece found unusual was the incorporation of female fighters into the armed resistance against the Nazis. The largest Greek resistance organization, EAM-ELAS, which the Americans fought alongside, was left-led and encouraged women to fight and to vote within its ranks. In American Andarte, Stavros, the, Read More
