ABOUT OUR GUEST HOST

Doug Stanton is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and lecturer. His books include The Odyssey of Echo Company, In Harm’s Way, and Horse Soldiers, the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie titled 12 Strong, starring Chris Hemsworth.  The audiobook edition of In Harm’s Way is the winner of the 2017 Audie Award in the History category.  The Odyssey of Echo Company is a Military Times Best Book Of The Year and recipient of the The Society of Midland Authors Best Nonfiction Book Award. Stanton has lectured at libraries, civic and corporate groups, bookstores, universities, including the US Department of State and The Center for Strategic International Studies. He recently appeared, with Lynn Novick, co-producer of PBS’s “The Vietnam War,” on CSPAN’s “American History” to discuss the Vietnam War.

Stanton has appeared on national TV and radio outlets, including the Today Show, CNN, Imus In The Morning, Discovery, A&E, History channel, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, C-SPAN’s BookTV, PBS, and NBC Nightly News, and has been covered in prominent publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Miami Herald, New York Times. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, TIME, the Washington Post, and many other publications.