William R. Forstchen





William R. Forstchen

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William R. Forstchen (born 1950) is an American author who began publishing in 1983 with the novel Ice Prophet. He is a Professor of History and Faculty Fellow at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina. He received his doctorate from Purdue University with specializations in Military History, the American Civil War and the History of Technology.

Forstchen is the author of more than forty books, including the award winning We Look Like Men of War, a young adult novel about an African-American regiment that fought at the Battle of the Crater, which is based upon his doctoral dissertation, The 28th USCTs: Indiana’s African-Americans go to War, 1863-1865 and the "Lost Regiment" series which has been optioned by both Tom Cruise and M. Nigh...more


Average rating: 3.90 · 20,057 ratings · 2,712 reviews · 60 distinct works · Similar authors
One Second After
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Rally Cry (Lost Regiment #1)
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 558 ratings — published 1990 — 10 editions
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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Terrible Swift Sword (Lost ...
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Fateful Lightning (Lost Reg...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1993
Battle Hymn (Lost Regiment #5)
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1997
Never Sound Retreat (Lost R...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1998
A Band of Brothers (Lost Re...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1999
Men of War (Lost Regiment #8)
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1999
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“John, you look like crap warmed over."
He nodded, walking into the conference room for what had now become their daily meeting.
Thanks, Tom. I needed that.”
William R. Forstchen, One Second After

“America is like an exotic hothouse plant. It can only live now in the artificial environment of vaccinations, sterilization, and antibiotics we started creating a hundred or more years ago.”
William R. Forstchen, One Second After

“Murderer of Vuka and Jumadi, see now how Tugars can die.”
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