Non-Fiction
Ataturk: Lessons in Leadership from the Greatest General of the Ottoman Empire
A military biography of Kemal Ataturk, covering his early life, military and cultural achievements, and continuing legacy in the 21st century.
"This book is a clear, concise and fast-paced account of Ataturk's military triumphs and rise to power. It brings him vividly to life and highlights the qualities that allowed him to become the most successful revolutionary of the 20th century."
--Stephen Kinzer
(Palgrave MacMillan, 2011)
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Embrace the Suck: A Pocket Guide to MilSpeak
Read a selection of military terms and expressions
NPR interview about the pamphlet
(Pamphleteer Press, 2007)
A Quick and Dirty Guide to War, 4th ed.
Dunnigan and Bay present an enormous amount of information in a series of concise, insightful briefings coupled with their shrewd projections of potential outcomes, making A Quick and Dirty Guide to War a thought-provoking reference on the face of war in the 21st century.
(Paladin Press; 4 New edition; co-authored with James Dunnigan)
A Quick and Dirty Guide to War: Third Edition
(William Morrow & Co., 1996; co-authored with James Dunnigan)
A Quick and Dirty Guide to War: Post-Cold War Edition
(Morrow Quill, 1991; co-authored with James Dunnigan)
A Quick and Dirty Guide to War
(William Morrow & Co., 1985; co-authored with James Dunnigan)
From Shield to Storm
High-Tech Weapons, Military Strategy and Coalition Warfare in the Persian Gulf.
(William Morrow & Co., 1992; co-authored with James Dunnigan)
Novels
The Wrong Side of Brightness
“This bold, blistering novel goes beyong the Iraqi-American conflict to reveal the hearts of soldiers everywhere.”
-W.E.B. Griffin
(Putnum/Berkley, 2003)
Prism
“A techno-thriller that gets up and runs”
-Elmore Leonard
(Harper Collins, 1996)
The Coyote Cried Twice
Pursued by crooks, Bill Buchanan, a former helicopter pilot in Vietnam, takes a job on a ranch in West Texas, and inadvertently discovers a huge drug smuggling operation.
(Arbor House, 1985)
War Games
Arabian Nightmare
War game based on Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Prototype featured on Nightline in October 1990. Has multiple "what-if" scenarios, including a 1994 scenario where Sadam Hussein has a nuclear weapon. Political Game was still being used at CENTCOM in 2001 as a scenario generator for wargaming theater-level planning options. more information
(World Wide Wargaming, 1990; 2nd ed. 1991)
Light Division: Straits of Hormuz
Co-designed with Joe Balkoski. Simulation of a US-led assault on the Iranian port of Bandar al-Abbas between 1988-1990. Includes option for intervention by forces of the Soviet Union. Force mix includes US Marine Corps, US Army 10th Mountain Division, US Army Ranger companies, and alternative force options, as well as US-Navy battleship gunfire support. more information
(World Wide Wargaming, 1988)
