Punk’s War reveals the inner workings of the US Navy as only an insider can. An authentic and riveting thriller, it is a highly acclaimed novel of a fighter pilot’s experience in the era just before 9/11. As the US military enters another postconflict period, the themes of leadership during crisis and accomplishing the mission make Punk’s War more relevant than ever.
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“This first novel by former navy pilot Carroll is an exciting tale of a young lieutenant’s tour of duty as a fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier stationed near Iraq…This is a fast and worthwhile debut.”
— Library Journal
“Tom Clancy meets Joseph Heller in this riveting, irreverent portrait of the fighter pilots of today’s Navy.”
— Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author“Suspense, drama, and action as hot as a fighter jet’s afterburner, Carroll's account of modern naval aviation reads like Top Gun on steroids.”
— Publishers Weekly“A compelling picture of the harsh realities of professional life for some of the most intelligent, able, and courageous young people in our society.”
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Commander Ward Carroll retired from the US Navy after serving twenty years. In 2005 he became the editor for Military.com and later created the military entertainment brand We Are the Mighty in 2014. Ward also hosts the wildly popular Ward Carroll YouTube channel, which focuses on aviation-related content.
After producing, directing, and engineering spoken word recordings for over twenty years, Paul Heitsch began narrating audiobooks in 2011, and has recorded many bestselling titles as both himself and under a pseudonym. A classically trained pianist, Paul is also a composer and sound designer, and is currently the director of music for the James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance, and an adjunct instructor for the JMU School of Music. He and his family live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia (although Chicago will always be his hometown).