by John Racoosin | May 19, 2021 | Blog
Hi All. As a service to all you visual types out there (like me), I am trying to post a couple videos I made, with the substantial assistance from my much-more knowledgeable brother Robert. The videos are a quick graphical encapsulation of the critical opening hours...
by John Racoosin | May 8, 2021 | Blog
OK, so as a non-writer, I found it very useful to set the mood and create an environment to help me get into the right mindset for several hours of focused writing. I made a Youtube playlist, popped in earbuds, and went at it. Here’s the playlist I put together:...
by John Racoosin | May 1, 2021 | Blog
OK, so one thing I struggled mightily with regarding publishing the book was, “Maps”. Having read many military books, I have seen good and bad examples of how maps have been presented. A great example from the 1920s was the fabulous resource (inherited from my...
by John Racoosin | Apr 1, 2021 | Blog
Hello again Readers. I have received a couple comments from people who received advance copies of the book. This entry relates. Thank you all. When I submitted my original manuscript, I had no idea what I was doing. The publisher came back and said they liked it and...
by John Racoosin | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
Hello again Readers. John here, with another blog entry. Twice in a week – Stop the Madness! As previously threatened, most of these entries will be about the book and/or writing process. Today I will talk about a very important topic for those of you interested in...
by John Racoosin | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
Hello Readers! My name is John Racoosin, I am the author of Combat Engineer, The Life and Leadership of Colonel H. Wallis Anderson, Commander of the Engineers at the Bulge and Remagen. Welcome to my blog. I am not a blogger, and this is my first book. So I hope you’ll...
