The American War
What if America had broken Japan's naval codes before Pearl Harbor?
The American War reimagines the Pacific Theater of World War II, beginning on December 7, 1941, with one critical difference: America was waiting. Across five novels, the war that might have been unfolds through the eyes of pilots, sailors, codebreakers, and the families who watched them go. Book 1, A Date with Infamy, turns Pearl Harbor from surprise attack into ambush. Book 2, The Gathering Storm, follows the Pacific Fleet as it pivots from defense to counteroffensive. Book 3, The Deep Pacific, carries the war into Japan's home waters and the long road through the Solomons. Books 4 and 5 push the alternate history to its conclusion: a war won earlier, but no less brutal in the fighting. At the heart of the series is Fredrick "Jack" Gibson, a Missouri farm boy turned fighter pilot, inspired by the author's great-uncle, Lt. Col. Frederick J. Gibson. A decorated Pacific Theater pilot, Gibson flew P-39s, P-38s, and P-51s, earned the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and his service is documented in the family film Goodbye Momma. The American War is a story of family, of decisions made and unmade, and of the men and women who carried a different version of history through to its end.
Every great story begins with family.
