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Speaking Engagements

“John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press”

Luna Middle School, San Antonio, Texas

October 19, 2018

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“Lexington and Concord” 

Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington

August 10-12, 2018

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“George Washington’s Leadership”

Clark County Sons of the American Revolution

October 21, 2017

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“George Washington and His Generals”

Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington

August 10-11, 2017

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Dispatches: Episode 6 Jeff Dacus 

Journal of the American Revolution, Dispatches Podcast

March 19, 2019

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"Not Just Old Dead White Men-Generals in the Revolutionary War

Sirius/XM interview, Dave Nemo Show

April 5, 2019

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"Predator: A Marine Tank Company at War"

Vancouver Historical Trust Talk Series

April 18, 2019

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"Hugh Mercer Symposium"Mercersburg Academy campus, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

June 13, 2019

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“Lexington and Concord” 

Northwest Colonial Festival, George Washington Inn, Port Angeles, Washington

August 8-11, 2019

Published Work

“Bravo Company at War,” Armor 

September/October 1991, 9

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Benson Lossing: Historical Tourist, Journal of the American Revolution 

June 10, 2013 

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Charles Lee: Gift of Controversy, Journal of the American Revolution

December 2, 2013

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“The Siege that saved Quebec,” Journal of the American Revolution

January 20, 2014

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“Lee’s Defeat…in Court,” Journal of the American Revolution,

March 17, 2014

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“General Who?” Journal of the American Revolution

March 4, 2015

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“Brigadier General De Haas: A Bad Example to Others," Journal of the American Revolution 

April 1, 2015

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A Gift for General Washington, Journal of the American Revolution,

July 16, 2015

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The Neglected Andrew Lewis,Journal of the American Revolution

September 28, 2015

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Tench Tilghman: George Washington’s Eyes and Ears, Journal of the American Revolution

January 27, 2016

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“The Reveille Engagement,” Leatherneck, Magazine of the Marines 

September 2016, 32-35

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Continental Generals: Backgrounds and Fates, Journal of the American Revolution

October 16, 2016

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Hugh Mercer: Doctor and Warrior, Journal of the American Revolution

January 24, 2017

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“Continental Generals: Backgrounds and Fates,” and “Tench Tilghman: George Washington’s Eyes and Ears,” reprinted in Journal of the American Revolution: Annual Volume 2017, Westholme, Yardley, Pennsylvania, pp. 128-136, 310-314

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“Robert Hanson and the Fighting Corsairs,” Leatherneck: Magazine of the Marines

June, 2017, 36-41

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Contributor Close Up: Jeff Dacus, Journal of the American Revolution

May 19, 2017

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General Parsons and the Tory,Journal of the American Revolution

January 23, 2018, 

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General Washington’s Marines,” Leatherneck Magazine

March, 2018

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Pell’s Point: John Glover Saves Washington’s Army.Journal of the American Revolution

June 12, 2018

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The Glorious Career and Unfortunate Death of John Laurens, Journal of the American Revolution

September 11, 2018

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Conflict on the Korean Peninsula - 1871 Leatherneck Magazine

December, 2018

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"Stephen Moylan: More than a War Hero," Journal of the American Revolution

December 4, 2018

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No Glory at Penobscot Bay, Leatherneck Magazine

February, 2019

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Don't Strafe Kahili!, Leatherneck Magazine

March, 2019

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"James Willing and The Mississippi Expedition," Journal of the American Revolution

April 18, 2019

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The Grand Old Man and the Plug Uglies,” Leatherneck Magazine,

May 2019

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Gunpowder, the Bahamas, and the first Marine killed in action.” Journal of the American Revolution, May 2, 2019

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“The Americans Have Hoisted Their Standard of Liberty at Salem,” Journal of the American Revolution, October 22, 2019

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“Marines in the Revolutionary War,” Leatherneck Magazine,
December, 2019

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“Misguided National Ambition and the Death of Captain John Williams,” 

Leatherneck Magazine, March, 2020

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The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Misfortune: The Fall of Fort Motte, Journal of the American Revolution, March 19, 2020

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The Day the General Cried,” Leatherneck, May, 2020

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Inventory of a Life,” Military Collector & Historian, Journal of the Company of Military Historians, Vol. 72, No.2, Summer, 2020

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The Tower of Victory, Journal of the American Revolution,

June 24, 2020

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“You Have 3 Minutes,” Leatherneck Magazine,

July 2020

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"James Willing and The Mississippi Expedition,” reprinted in Journal of the American Revolution: Annual Volume 2020, Westholme, Yardley, Pennsylvania, pp. 132-136

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Commando Raid: Okinawa!” Leatherneck,” Leatherneck Magazine,

September 2020, 56-59

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Medal of Honor in a Borrowed Airplane,” Leatherneck Magazine,

October 2020, 60-63

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We Need 150 More John Smiths!,” Leatherneck Magazine,

May 2021, 18-23

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That a General Be Appointed to Command, Journal of the American Revolution,

July 22, 2021

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From Flying Barrel to Medal of Honor: The Incredible Combat Career of Marine Corps Ace Robert Galer, Air Classics Magazine, January 2022

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The Diving Devil Dogs of Luzon, Leatherneck Magazine,

March 2022, 24-31

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John Cadwalader, Twice Refuses to be a General,” Journal of the American Revolution, September 13, 2022

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