New Dawn will be available in bookstores in mid-May. I have had several requests for advanced copies. Like you all, I am waiting for the book to roll off the presses. I have no review copies left, so I am starting a series that I will be updating throughout April. Attached is LTG Thomas F. [...]

Within hours of the Blackwater ambush on the last day of March 2004, the Marines moved to cordon off the entire city. Inside, the enemy prepared for the inevitable assault. Major General James Mattis and Lieutenant General James Conway, however, recommended restraint. The Assistant Division Commander, Brigadier General John Kelly, sought to temper America’s response [...]

Yesterday, we sent New Dawn to the printer. First, they will be printing galley proofs, used for one last check. We expect to have books in our hands by mid-April. We are right on schedule. My book tour will start in Camp Pendleton on May 14th. Check out my event calendar often, as I am [...]

New Dawn nearly didn’t get published. After working with Berkley Publishing on my last book, Marines in the Garden of Eden, I assumed that they would pick up New Dawn for publication—they didn’t.

Last week, it was announced that three U.S. Navy SEALs face criminal charges after they mistreated Ahmed Hashim Abed, the alleged mastermind of the ambush of four Blackwater security contractors in March of 2004. I thought you all might be interested in what happened to those four Americans. So, here is an excerpt from my [...]

Good Morning everyone. My Fallujah manuscript is currently in editing. I can’t say enough about my new publisher, Savas Beatie LLC. They have been working with me every step of the way. I have finally found a team to help me produce the best possible book we can put together. I am extremely happy with [...]

November 7th will be the fifth anniversary of Operation Phantom Fury, the attack to free Fallujah from the grips of the Iraqi insurgency. Visit Armchair General to read more about the fight that heralded the beginning of the end for al Qaeda in Iraq. Watch for New Dawn: the Battles for Fallujah by Richard S. [...]

The draft manuscript is finished and my publisher has developed the book cover. We are also collecting endorsements. “In New Dawn, Richard S. Lowry presents not just a brilliant account of the battle for Fallujah, but also a useful overview of the history, economics and culture of the region. Lowry shows what’s great about the [...]

Juan Rubio was at the Pentagon on 9-11 and was sent to ground zero to help with the wounded that never materialized. Juan found himself in the city, staring at a wall of photographs and messages placed by distraught families. Then and there, he knew what he had to do. He volunteered to become a [...]

Hello all. Yesterday, I finished the manuscript of “New Dawn – the fight to free Fallujah.” My first great surprise was that my new publisher, Savas Beatie LLC, wanted me to send them a Word document. My last publisher, one of the largest in the world, insisted that I send them a single-sided, double-spaced, printed [...]