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.

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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. Night Shyamalan. Forstchen’s writing efforts have, in recent years, shifted towards historical fiction and non fiction. In 2002 he started the “Gettysburg” trilogy with Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich; the trilogy consists of Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Grant Comes East, and Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant - The Final Victory. More recently, they have have published two works on the events leading up to Pearl Harbor and immediately after that attack Pearl Harbor, and Days of Infamy. In March 2009, Forstchen’s latest work, One Second After, (Forge/St. Martin’s books) was released. Based upon several years of intensive research and interviews, it examines what might happen in a “typical” American town in the wake of an attack on the United States with “electro-magnetic pulse” (EMP) weapons. Similar in plotting to books such as On the Beach and Alas Babylon, One Second After, is set in a small college town in western North Carolina and is a cautionary tale of the collapse of social order in the wake of an EMP strike. The book has been optioned by Warner Bros. and currently is in development as a feature film. The book was cited on the floor of Congress and before the House Armed Services Committee by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R. -MD), chair of the House Committee tasked to evaluate EMP weapons, as a realistic portrayal of the potential damage rendered by an EMP attack on the continental United States. Forstchen resides near Asheville, North Carolina with his daughter Meghan. His other interests include archaeology, and he has participated in several expeditions to Mongolia and Russia. He is a pilot and co owns an original 1943 Aeronca L-3B recon plane used in World War II.
  • William R. Forstchen je americký spisovatel, autor mnoha sci-fi povídek. Narodil se v New Jersey v roce 1950 a nyní bydlí ve West Lafayette v Indianě. Stal se profesorem dějepisu a učil tvůrčí psaní v Maine. V roce 1990 dokončil doktorát se zaměřením na americké vojenské dějiny v 19. století. Jeho první kniha, Ledový prorok byla vydána v roce 1983 a od té doby napsal mnoho dalších. Napsal spoustu krátkých povídek. v Česku je známý především svou sbírkou povídek Wing Commander. Zajímá se o také o potápění, jízdu na kole, vlaky a jako vojín 20. maineského dobrovolného pluku se účastní rekonstrukcí historických bitev.
  • William. R. Forstchen amerikai író, történész.
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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.
  • William R. Forstchen je americký spisovatel, autor mnoha sci-fi povídek. Narodil se v New Jersey v roce 1950 a nyní bydlí ve West Lafayette v Indianě. Stal se profesorem dějepisu a učil tvůrčí psaní v Maine. V roce 1990 dokončil doktorát se zaměřením na americké vojenské dějiny v 19. století. Jeho první kniha, Ledový prorok byla vydána v roce 1983 a od té doby napsal mnoho dalších. Napsal spoustu krátkých povídek.
  • William. R. Forstchen amerikai író, történész.
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  • William R. Forstchen
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