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Eric Hammel was born June 29, 1946, in Salem, Massachusetts, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central High School of Philadelphia in January 1964 and earned a B.Sc. degree in Journalism from Temple University in 1972.

Hammel’s business career includes early employment in insurance and retail sales. He operated his own advertising agency in Pennsylvania, from 1971 through 1973. Following a year of kibbutz living in Israel, Hammel moved to San Francisco and opened another advertising agency in 1976. He wrote books and articles full time from 1984 to 1992, when he launched Pacifica Press (later Pacifica Military History). He worked as a senior editor at Presidio Press, 2002–2003, then as a freelance line editor, and returned to full-time writing in 2004.

Hammel has often appeared on national, regional, and local radio and television. He has been a guest lecturer at major Marine Corps commands and was a contributing editor for Leatherneck magazine from 1986 to 1994. He appeared as keynote speaker at the Admiral Nimitz Museum’s symposium on Pacific War commanders, on two segments of the Fox News Channel series War Stories, a 2003 History Channel episode on the Beirut bombing, and various other TV shows on battles he has studied.

Hammel was recipient of the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association 1985 Award of Merit for The Root. He was a Livingston Foundation Lecturer for the Atlanta Historical Society in 1990, and he keynoted the 2002 Admiral Nimitz Foundation symposium.

ERIC HAMMEL

1149 Grand Teton Drive

Pacifica, CA 94044

(650)355-6678

eric@erichammelbooks.com

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES

Books:

76 HOURS: The Invasion of Tarawa. (Co-authored with John E. Lane. Tower Books, 1979; Pacifica Press, 1985; and Berkley/Jove, 1988.)

CHOSIN: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War. (Vanguard Press, 1981. Presidio Press, 1990. Zenith Press, 2008. Commandant of the Marine Corps Reading List, 1992.)

THE ROOT: The Marines in Beirut, August 1982-February 1984. (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. Pacifica Press trade paperback edition, 1993. Military Book Club. Zenith Press, 2005.)

ACE!: A Marine Night-Fighter Pilot in World War II. (Co-authored with Colonel R. Bruce Porter. Pacifica Press, 1985, and Berkley/Jove, 1987. Pacifica Military History, 1998.)

DUEL FOR THE GOLAN: The 100-Hour Battle That Saved Israel. (Co-authored with Jerry Asher. William Morrow & Company, 1987. Pacifica Military History, 2002. Military Book Club.)

GUADALCANAL: Starvation Island. (Crown Publishers, 1987. Pacifica Press trade paperback edition, 1992. Pacifica Press, 1994. Military Book Club. iBooks, 2004.)

GUADALCANAL: The Carrier Battles. (Crown Publishers, 1987. Military Book Club.)

GUADALCANAL: Decision At Sea. (Crown Publishers, 1988. Pacifica Press trade paperback edition, 1999. Military Book Club. Pacifica Press, 1999. iBooks, 2004.)

MUNDA TRAIL: The New Georgia Campaign. (Orion Books, 1989. Avon Books, 1991. Pacifica Press, 1999. Military Book Club.)

THE JOLLY ROGERS. (with Captain Tom Blackburn. Orion Books, 1989. Pocket Books, 1990. Pacifica Press, 1997. Military Book Club. Zenith Press, 2006.)

KHE SANH: Siege In The Clouds, An Oral History. (Crown Publishers, 1989. Warner Books (two volumes), 1990. Pacifica Military History, 1999. Military Book Club. iBooks, 2004.)

FIRST ACROSS THE RHINE: The Story of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion. (Co-authored with David Pergrin. Athenaeum Publishers, 1989. Ivy Books, 1990. Military Book Club. Pacifica Press, 1999. Zenith Press, 2006.)

LIMA-6: A Marine Company Commander in Vietnam. (Co-authored with Richard Camp. Athenaeum Publishers, 1989. Pocket Books, 1990. Pacifica Press, 1999. Military Book Club.)

AMBUSH VALLEY: A Marine Infantry Battalion's Battle for Survival, I Corps, 1967. (Presidio Press, 1990. Military Book Club. Pacifica Military History, 2002. iBooks, 2004.)

FIRE IN THE STREETS: The Battle for Hue, Tet 1967. (ContemporaryBooks,1991. Dell Books, 1992. Pacifica Press, 1996. Military Book Club. Commandant of the Marine Corps Reading List since 1992.)

SIX DAYS IN JUNE: How Israel Won the Six-Day War. (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Military Book Club, Jewish Book Club. Pacifica Military History, 2000. iBooks, 2004.)

ACES AGAINST JAPAN: The American Aces Speak. (Presidio Press, 1992. Pocket Books, 1995. Pacifica Military History, 2000. Military Book Club.)

ACES AGAINST GERMANY: The American Aces Speak. (Presidio Press, 1993. Pocket Books, 1995. Pacifica Military History, 2000.)

AIR WAR EUROPA Chronology: America’s Air War Against Germany in Europe and North Africa, 1942-1945. Pacifica Press, 1994. Pacifica Press, 1997. Military Book Club.)

ACES AGAINST JAPAN II: The American Aces Speak. (Pacifica Press, 1996. Military Book Club.)

CARRIER CLASH: The Invasion of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, August 1942. (Pacifica Press, 1997. Aviators Guild Book Club. Zenith Press, 2004.)

ACES AT WAR: The American Aces Speak. (Pacifica Press, 1997. Aviators Guild Book Club.)

AIR WAR PACIFIC Chronology: America’s Air War Against Japan in East Asia and the Pacific, 1941-1945. Pacifica Press, 1998.)

ACES IN COMBAT: The American Aces Speak. (Pacifica Press, 1998.)

BLOODY TARAWA. (Pacifica Press, 1999. Zenith Press, 2005.) Extended Edition Ebook (Pacifica Military History , 2012)

MARINES AT WAR: 20 True, Heroic Tales of U.S. Marines in Combat, 1942-1983. (Pacifica Press, 1999.)

CARRIER STRIKE: The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942. (Pacifica Press, 2000. Zenith Press, 2005.)

PACIFIC WARRIORS: The Marines in the Pacific, A Pictorial Tribute. (Zenith Press, 2005.)

IWO JIMA: Portrait of a Battle. (Zenith Press, 2006)

MARINES IN HUE CITY: A Portrait of Urban Combat, Tet 1968. (Zenith Press, 2007)

GUADALCANAL: The U.S. Marines in World War II, A Pictorial Tribute. (Zenith Press, 2007)

NEW GEORGIA, BOUGAINVILLE, AND NEW BRITAIN: The U.S. Marines in World War II, A Pictorial Tribute. (Zenith Press, 2008)

TARAWA AND THE MARSHALLS: The U.S. Marines in World War II, A Pictorial Tribute. (Zenith Press, 2008)

HOW AMERICA SAVED THE WORLD: The Untold Story of U.S. Preparedness Between the World Wars. (Zenith Press, 2009) Reissued as THE FORGE (Pacifica Military History, 2011)

CORAL AND BLOOD: The U.S. Marine Corps’ Pacific Campaign. (Pacifica Military History, 2010. E book only)

THE ROAD TO BIG WEEK: The Struggle for Daylight Air Supremacy Over Western Europe, July 1942–February 1944. (Pacifica Military History, 2009).

ISLANDS OF HELL: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945. (Zenith Press, 2010).

THE STEEL WEDGE: U.S. Marine Corps Armor In Pacific Island Combat. (Pacifica Military History, 2011).

ALWAYS FAITHFUL: U.S. Marines in World War II Combat, The 100 Best Photos. (Osprey Publishing, 2011).

MARINES ON OKINAWA: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2011)

MARINES ON GUADALCANAL: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES IN THE SOLOMONS: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES ON NEW BRITAIN: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES IN THE MARSHALLS: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES IN THE MARIANAS, Volume 1: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES IN THE MARIANAS, Volume 2: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES ON PELELIU: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES ON IWO JIMA, Volume 1: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

MARINES ON IWO JIMA, Volume 2: A Pictorial Record. (Pacifica Military History, 2012)

’TIL THE LAST BUGLE CALL: A Novel of Marines on Guadalcanal. (IPS Books, August 2012)

Feature Articles:

“Third Day on Red Beach,” (Tarawa) Marine Corps Gazette, November 1970.

“Guadalcanal: First Battle of the Matanikau,” Marine Corps Gazette, August 1982.

“A Plea For Posterity,” Marine Corps Gazette, January 1983.

“1st Battalion, 8th Marines Lands At Tarawa,” Marine Corps Gazette, November 1983.

“The Invasion of Tarawa,” Leatherneck, November 1984.

“Gavutu,” (Guadalcanal) Leatherneck, November 1985.

“Hill 1282,” (Chosin Reservoir) Leatherneck, December 1985.

“12th Marine Corps District,” Leatherneck, April 1986.

“Bogies at Angels Twelve,” (Guadalcanal) World War II Magazine, May 1986.

“Recruiting Station, Sacramento,” Leatherneck, June 1986.

“CAX: Combined Arms Exercise,” Leatherneck, August 1986.

“Marine Mechanized Regiment,” Leatherneck, September 1986.

“Defense of the Matanikau Sandspit,” (Guadalcanal) Leatherneck, October 1986.

“CAX,” Soldier of Fortune, November 1986.

“Black Tuesday,” (Guadalcanal) Marine Corps Gazette, November 1986.

“MCAGCC Drum and Bugle Corps,” Leatherneck, January 1987.

“First Marine Division Mobile Command Post,” Leatherneck, January 1987.

“The Battle of the Tenaru,” (Guadalcanal) Leatherneck, February 1987.

“Doc,” Leatherneck, April 1987.

“Sea School,” Leatherneck, April 1987.

“MAD About Mugu,” Leatherneck, December 1987.

“Khe Sanh: Hill 861A,” Marine Corps Gazette, February 1989.

“Khe Sanh: Hill 861,” Leatherneck, March 1989.

“Marine Corps Security Force Battalion,” Leatherneck, April 198

“Drill Instructors’ School,” Leatherneck, August 1989.

“Thin Line Tested,” (Guadalcanal) World War II Magazine, November 1990.

“Helborne 513: Mission Over Hue,” Leatherneck, November 1990.

“Threat Proven Deadly: The Death of the USS Wasp,” World War II Magazine, July 1991.

“Supply Route At Risk,” (Chosin Reservoir) Military History, June 1992.

“Guadalcanal,” (Part I: August 1942) Leatherneck, August 1992.

“Guadalcanal,” (Part II: September 1942) Leatherneck, September 1992.

“Guadalcanal,” (Part III: October 1942) Leatherneck, October 1992.

“Guadalcanal,” (Part IV: November 1942) Leatherneck, November 1992.

“Into the Fog: The First Day at Hue City,” Leatherneck, January 1993.

“Dogfight Over Vella Gulf,” Leatherneck, January 1993.

“The Flagpole,” (Hue) Leatherneck, February 1993.

“The Siege of Khe Sanh,” Leatherneck, March 1993.

“Jim Swett: World War II Flying Ace,” Leatherneck, April 1993.

“The 4th Raiders and the New Georgia Invasion,” Leatherneck, June 1993.

“The Root Redux,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, June 1993.

“Assault on Bairoko,” Leatherneck, July 1993.

“Rescue in Beirut,” Leatherneck, October 1993.

“Marine Air at Rabaul, Part I” Leatherneck, January 1994.

“Marine Air at Rabaul, Part II” Leatherneck, February 1994.

“Carrier-As-Bait Scheme Thwarted,” (Guadalcanal) Aviation History, March 1994.

“Week of Relentless Bombing” (Big Week), World War II, March 1994.

“Flawless Surprise in Sinai” (Six-Day War) Aviation History, May 1994.

“Dogfighting in the Pacific,” Timeline, May-June 1994.

“Guam,” Leatherneck, July 1994.

“Battles in the Que Son Valley,” Vietnam, August 1994.

“The Hidden War in Beirut,” The Retired Officer, August 1994.

“San Francisco’s Most Honored Policeman,” Leatherneck, August 1994.

“Peleliu,” Leatherneck, September 1994.

“Marine Air in the Philippines, Part I,” Leatherneck, December 1994.

“Marine Air in the Philippines, Part II,” Leatherneck, January 1995.

“Marine Air in the Philippines, Part III,” Leatherneck, March 1995.

“Rescue in the Marianas,” World War II, July 1996

“Marines Under Fire at Con Thien,” Vietnam Magazine, December 1997.

“Get the Transports!” World War II, January 2002.

“Destroyer Matchup at Kula Gulf,” Military Heritage, April 2002.

“Victory Delayed,” Military Heritage, August 2002.

“Sinai Air Strike,” Military Heritage, October 2002.

“Mauled Before Munda,” World War II, April 2004.

“The Rumble and Roar of Tanks,” Military Heritage, August 2004.

“Misadventure in Sinai,” Military Heritage, April 2005.

“The Last Landing,” World War II, June 2005.

“Tinian,” Leatherneck, August 2005.

“Hue City, 31 January 1968,” Leatherneck, February 2007.

“Swamped,” World War II, May 2007.

“The Tank-Infantry Team at Cape Gloucester,” Leatherneck, January 2008.

“Birth of a War,” American Legion Magazine, October 2008.

“Faces of War,” WWII Quarterly, Spring 2010.

“Japan’s Road to War,” WWII Quarterly, Summer 2010.

“George C. Marshall, The Indispensable Man,” WWII Quarterly, Winter 2011.

“Lost Opportunity,” WWII Quarterly, Summer 2011.

“Ike: Supreme Allied Commander,” WWII Quarterly, Summer 2011.

“Esprit de Corps,” World War II, November/December 2011.

“December 1941,” Leatherneck, December 2011.

“Marine Air In the Philippines, Part 1,” WWII Quarterly, Summer 2012.

“Marine Air In the Philippines, Part 2,” WWII Quarterly, Fall 2012.

“Heavier Metal,” World War II, November/December, 2012.

“Marines At Kwajalein Atoll,” Leatherneck, January 2014.

“Saipan,” Leatherneck, June 2014.

“Taming the 20mm,” Flight Journal, Corsair Issue, July 2014.

“The Mission That Changed the War,” Flight Journal P-47 Issue, September 2014.

“Stories from the Sky,” War In the Pacific, Spring 2015.

“Ready or Not: 1939–1941,” Leatherneck, December 2016.

“Armistice Day Over Guadalcanal,” Leatherneck, October 2017.