Robert Coram: Military Biographer, Part Two

May 29, 2014 · by Christina Kaylor | in Author Interviews, Craft, The Writing Life | tagged biography, Brute, Colonel Bud Day, fighter aircraft, God Is My Co-Pilot, Gulf War, Hanoi Hilton, Higgins boat, John Boyd, Krulak vs. LBJ, Medal of Honor, military biography, OODA loop, POW, POW torture, prisoner of war, Robert Lee Scott Jr., simulated combat, Sun Tsu, The Art of War, The Flying Tigers, Victor Krulak, Vietnam War | 3 Comments

Did you receive this post via email? Please click on the title to read in your browser. Tuesday, I introduced you to military biographer Robert Coram, told you about his background, and discussed his approach to writing. Today–a bit about his biographies, the three he’s published and the one still in draft stage. Boyd: The […]

Robert Coram: Military Biographer, Part One

May 27, 2014 · by Christina Kaylor | in Author Interviews, Craft, The Writing Life | tagged Bill Shipp, biography, Bud Day, Cumberland Island, Flags In ceremony, Investigative Reporting, John Boyd, Memorial Day, military biography, Robert Coram, Victor Krulak, War on Drugs in the Caribbean | 4 Comments

Did you receive this post via email? Please click on the title to read in your browser. “I have the best job in the world,” says Robert Coram. “I get to write about American heroes.” His theme is particularly timely for this week of Memorial Day, May 26th. The hardest thing for Coram is […]