David Alexander (author)

David Alexander is the author of several highly regarded books of fiction and nonfiction. The nonfiction Tomorrow's Soldier (Avon, 1999), an analysis of the future of warfare in the twenty-first century, predicted the advent of global terrorism and regional warfare after the turn of the century. Shadow Down (Berkley, 2000) and Special Ops (Berkley, 2001) are global action thrillers. In the case of the former, the novel told of the downing of a crash-landed F-117A in Iran and paramilitary efforts to recover the aircraft. Released in 2000, Shadow Down forecast the existence of counterstealth technologies well before reports emerged in the open literature; a thorough grasp of the intricacies of stealth technologies was integral to the plotting and writing of this novel.

Conspiracies and Cover-ups, another nonfiction title, was published in early 2002 by Berkley and was an immediate commercial and critical success, selling out its initial 50,000 copy press run within the first month of release whereupon it went into a second printing. Writing in Fate Magazine, reviewer John Zupansic stated, "Conspiracies and Cover-ups is a well-written journey through conspiracy theories past and present. The book is set forth in a conversational, sometimes playful tone, making this one of the least heavy-handed and therefore most enjoyable books on conspiracy I've ever encountered."

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Nonfiction

Another of Alexander's nonfiction titles, Stealth Warfare, was published in trade paperback in 2006. Of the book, Col. John Lackey, (Ret.), US Army (former director of intelligence of the Joint Special Operations Command during Desert Storm) has written, "David Alexander has framed the essence of stealth warfare from the mythological beginning with the Trojan Horse to the modern technological marvels of stealth aircraft, submarines, and satellites. His Stealth Warfare is the most comprehensive open source reference to this field of military endeavor you will find. It is an excellent reference for the military professional as well as historians or the casual reader."

Apart from his book-length works, which also include the popular action series Marine Force One, the author has also written articles for publications such as Military Technology, Modern Simulation and Training, and Counterterrorism and Security. These included a number of dispatches from the front during the Gulf War (please consult for reprints of some of these articles). His background includes the preparation of technology white papers for DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as a civilian contractor. With DARPA he was involved in several now declassified projects, including the B-2 stealth bomber and the Tier II-Plus and Tier III-Minus unmanned aerial vehicle programs.

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Articles

Alexander has also contributed investigative articles to popular magazines such as Penthouse, which published several articles under his byline including The Business of War, Surveillance Society and Undisclosed Locations.

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Short Fiction

Alexander is also a prolific author of short fiction and has contributed to internet and print journals and anthologies. Some of Alexander's more commercial short fiction, such as espionage and hardboiled detective stories that originally appeared in such magazines as Gallery, are also available via his website. He also edited the anthology of short fiction and poetry, Death and Venice, published in trade paperback by Web Del Sol press in 1998.

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Media Coverage

Alexander has also given media interviews and appeared in a number of documentaries. His growing list of media associations includes C-SPAN and numerous radio shows, such as the thirty-minute interview he gave on the Geoff Metcalf Show on August 23rd, 2004 and his appearance in the Great Conspiracies documentary program that aired on BBC.

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Recent Publications

David Alexander's most recent thriller title is Threatcon Delta. His forthcoming nonfiction title is The Building: A Biography of the Pentagon, a nonfiction novel-as-history of the Defense Department.

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On the Orient-Express

Alexander has been a returning passenger on the Orient-Express and is an expert on its history. Like other authors before him, such as Ian Fleming and Graham Greene, David Alexander has been inspired by his experiences on the train and at the destinations to which the Orient-Express has brought him. Consequently, he has based several fiction and nonfiction writings on these experiences.

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External Links

[http://www.davidalexanderbooks.com/ David Alexander's website]

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