Author: A110PercentMentality

I grew up in Africa, the son of missionary parents who devoted their entire adult lives to helping African tribespeople in desperate need. Read all about it in my recently published Memoir, OUT OF AFRICA AND INTO THE CORPS. I spent eight years in the southern Sudan, four years in South Africa & South West Africa, and two years in Kenya. It was perfect preparation for a career in the Marines. I led Marines for 39 years on active duty, first as an enlisted Marine from Private to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and then as a "Mustang" infantry officer for 31 years: Second Lieutenant to full bird Colonel. I was the senior Colonel in the Marines when I retired on Leap Year Day in 2020 of some 555 Colonels with almost a full ten years time-in-grade as a full bird Colonel. A week after being notified that I would be considered by the selection board for Brigadier General in July 2016, I was falsely accused of sexual assault, and wrongfully convicted of one charge at a court martial fourteen months later in September 2017. I spent nearly 3 years in 3 different military prisons, before being exonerated "WITH PREJUDICE" in a unanimous decision by the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals for "factual and legal insufficiency." Upon my release from prison, I was forced to retire and my leadership reneged on our agreement of "no punishment" by weaponizing the retirement process to have me retired in the pay of a Lieutenant Colonel and with an "Other than Honorable" characterization of my service, which equated to "severe punishment." It was the military lawyers' way of getting their revenge for losing the most important case of their careers. In retirement, I have written and published the true story of my case in my first book, UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR. These are the eight books that I've currently written and published. I am working on three more books presently: UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR A 110 PERCENT MENTALITY THE BATTLE OF FALLUJAH - PART II...Operation Phantom Fury DAN 2.0 by DAN W. THE SWAMP F0X UNLEASHED OUT OF AFRICA AND INTO THE CORPS PICKLEBALL BATTLEFIELD THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL All eight books are available on AMAZON in the following formats: Hard Cover, Paperback, Ebook/Kindle, and as audiobooks that I personally narrate. I aspire to fix the inequities in the military legal system someday. I aspire to have HONOR restored to my military career and that JUSTICE be done in my case. I aspire to inspire in others a desire to acquire a Higher Power of their own understanding. I give all credit to any successes I've had in life to my Higher Power, whom I choose to call "GOD." "I can do all things through God who strengthens me." I dedicated UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR to God, because He imbued in me the attitude to not just survive in prison, but to thrive in prison. On account of God, I went from “Victim” to “VICTOR!” All glory be to God Almighty! Semper Fi and Semper God!

The Eve of the Real Desert Storm…23 February 1991…Thirty-five years ago tonight!

The day before the ground invasion, our Operations Officer (callsign Dealer) asked me to mark the route to the first obstacle belt in Kuwait with chem lights that were only visible to our forces. Mission accomplished and we got our final briefing from the intel weanies who knew nothing. I gave my Marines the real gouge on the warrior prowess of Arab forces…they have none, simply put!

The real start of Desert Storm was the ground invasion of Kuwait by us grunts on 24 February 1991. Here’s what my Heavy Machine Gun Platoon (1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Task Force Ripper, 1st Marine Division) did that day…from my book, OUT OF AFRICA AND INTO THE CORPS:

On February 23rd, 1991, Dealer called out to me and asked that I mark a route for our battalion to the first obstacle belt. I grabbed Sergeant Jenkins’ section. One of his superb Squad Leaders was Corporal Tod Shores. We found a suitable route to the point in the obstacle belt that was 1/5’s designated penetration point. On the way back to our battalion’s position, we emplaced infrared chem-lights, making them only visible to our eyes, traveling from south to north and not to any enemy eyes looking to the south from the north. We accomplished the mission and made it back to our platoon area about 1700. In just seven hours, our battalion was to begin movement to our attack positions at 0001 on 24 February 1991.

In the final briefing by our intelligence analysts, they predicted that we would face fierce opposition from the Iraqi troops in Kuwait and predicted thirty percent casualties in the fight through the obstacle belts.

When they departed, I told my Marines of Heavy Machine Gun Platoon that I felt the intel guys were full of shit. “My dad used to joke about the shortest book in the world being of Arab war heroes,” I said. “I grew up for a good chunk of my life around Arabs. My experience is that when faced with danger, they are cowards unless they are hyped up on drugs, like methamphetamines. My personal assessment is that when faced with United States Marines, they will quickly surrender and throw up white flags. How we perform in battle will reverberate through eternity. We will prevail and be heading home soon to tell our war stories back home. Our road home is through Kuwait. The faster we get this done, the faster we go home to our families and the land of ‘milk and honey.’ Our reputation precedes us into battle, warriors. Let us not disappoint our legendary Marine heroes on whose shoulders we stand today. When God is for us, no one can stand against us, and I am certain that God is with us. We will fight, fight, fight, crush our enemies, and see them driven before us.’” I then directed our Marines to “suit up at MOPP Level 2.” From our training in Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) warfare, we know that MOPP stands for Mission Oriented Protective Posture and the various levels are to protect military members. MOPP Level 2 is actually putting on and wearing the chemical suit that is worn over our uniforms along with the overboots. We were each issued a single suit that we put on, carrying our gas masks and gloves on our person. This combo was worn for the next four days. It was hot and sweaty…very uncomfortable but had to be worn.

MARK TWAIN by Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” masterfully captures the wit, complexity, and enduring legacy of America’s greatest humorist, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative to bring Samuel Clemens vividly to life.

I have enjoyed reading almost all of Ron’s books, but particularly this one! In the pantheon of American literary biographies, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” stands as a towering achievement—a richly detailed, profoundly insightful portrait of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the man behind the iconic pen name. Published in 2025, this Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s latest work dives deep into the life of the writer hailed by William Faulkner as the “father of American literature.” Chernow, known for his masterful biographies of figures like Alexander Hamilton and Ulysses S. Grant, brings the same rigorous scholarship and narrative flair to Twain, resulting in a book that is as entertaining as it is enlightening.

From Twain’s humble beginnings in Hannibal, Missouri, where his boyhood adventures inspired classics like “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” Chernow traces a journey marked by ambition, innovation, and no small amount of chaos. We see young Sam as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, a role that not only shaped his pseudonym (“Mark Twain” meaning “two fathoms deep”) but also infused his writing with the rhythms of the river and the raw pulse of frontier life. Chernow deftly explores how the Civil War disrupted this path, propelling Twain westward to Nevada, where he honed his satirical voice as a journalist, lampooning everything from politics to human folly.

What sets this biography apart is Chernow’s unflinching examination of Twain’s complexities. Far from a one-dimensional humorist, Twain emerges as a man grappling with fame’s double-edged sword: shamelessly courting celebrity while crafting a persona that masked personal vulnerabilities. Chernow delves into Twain’s financial misadventures, from disastrous investments in inventions like the Paige Compositor to his near-bankruptcy, revealing a restless entrepreneur whose optimism often bordered on recklessness. Yet, these setbacks fueled some of his sharpest works, including the biting social commentary in “The Gilded Age.”

Personal tragedies add poignant depth to Chernow’s narrative. The loss of Twain’s beloved wife, Livy, and several children is handled with sensitivity, showing how grief darkened his later years and influenced his more philosophical writings. Chernow also confronts Twain’s evolving views on race and imperialism, positioning him as a progressive voice who boldly critiqued slavery and American expansionism, even as he navigated the prejudices of his era. Drawing on thousands of letters, unpublished manuscripts, and archival treasures, Chernow paints a Twain who was both a product of 19th-century America and a prescient critic of its flaws.

At over 1,000 pages, “Mark Twain” is no light read, but Chernow’s prose flows like the Mississippi itself—propelled by Twain’s own exuberant spirit. Quotes from Twain’s letters and lectures pepper the text, bringing his irreverent humor to the fore: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” or his famous quip on quitting smoking (“easy—I’ve done it thousands of times”). This biography not only chronicles a life but revives it, making Twain feel as vital and relevant today as he was in his heyday.

For fans of history, literature, or simply great storytelling, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is essential reading. It reminds us why Twain’s legacy endures: his ability to hold a mirror to society with wit and wisdom. In an age of superficial fame, this book celebrates a true original who turned personal reinvention into an art form. Highly recommended—dive in and let the current carry you away! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!

THE GREAT ESCAPE by Paul Brickhill

“Brickhill’s insider account turns a daring WWII escape into a pulse-pounding saga of human ingenuity and unbreakable spirit.”

I really enjoyed this book that I’ve been meaning to read for years. Now that I am off all social media, I have plenty of time to read and I’m loving it. Paul Brickhill’s “The Great Escape” masterfully chronicles the audacious WWII POW breakout from Stalag Luft III, blending tension, ingenuity, and human resilience. As a participant, Brickhill delivers authentic, gripping details of tunnel-digging heroics, forged documents, and daring disguises amid Nazi scrutiny. This timeless tale of camaraderie and defiance against tyranny captivates, reminding us of freedom’s cost. A must-read for history buffs—thrilling as fiction, profound as fact.

From Battlefield to Bookshelf: 8 Explosive Books by Retired Marine Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson – All Narrated by the Author Himself!

“Eight books. One unbreakable Marine.
From the jungles of Africa to the streets of Fallujah… from 309 pounds to a six-pack at 63… from false accusations to total victory… Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson has turned his entire life into lessons you can use today.
All eight titles — Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, and Audiobook narrated by the Colonel himself — are live on Amazon right now.
And three brand-new books are coming in 2026.
Which one are you reading first?”

Retired U.S. Marine Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson poured 39 years of combat leadership, unbreakable discipline, raw faith, and hard-won lessons into eight powerhouse books now available on Amazon in Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle/eBook, and Audiobook formats — every single audiobook personally narrated by the Colonel in his signature Marine cadence.

And he’s not done. The Colonel is currently working on three new books he intends to publish in 2026.

Here are all eight titles, in the order he wants you to discover them. Each one is a mission you won’t want to miss.

1. UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR

A decorated Marine Colonel with 39 years of service, 11 combat deployments, and 52 medals & ribbons is falsely accused of sexual assault just weeks before a Brigadier General promotion board. What follows is a modern-day gladiatorial fight against a broken military justice system. This is the raw, unfiltered story of one warrior who refused to stay down. If you believe in truth, honor, and second chances, this book will shake you — and inspire you.

Available in Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, and Audiobook (narrated by the author):

2. OUT OF AFRICA AND INTO THE CORPS

Born to missionary parents in Africa, young Dan Wilson grew up among Zulu warriors, Bushmen, and Nile villages before trading the savanna for the Marine Corps recruiting poster. This prequel memoir takes you from barefoot childhood in remote African outposts to Boot Camp, mustang officer, and combat leader. A gripping, hilarious, and deeply moving origin story of a true American warrior.

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3. DAN 2.0 – Recovering from My Addictions

After the fight of his life, Colonel Wilson hit rock bottom with addictions to alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. In this brutally honest sequel to his own story, “Dan W.” (a nod to Bill W. of AA) shares the exact daily routine, prayers, and Marine discipline that delivered him into a sober, fit, and purposeful second act. A no-excuses blueprint for anyone ready for their own comeback.

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4. A 110 PERCENT MENTALITY

At age 62, the retired Colonel stepped on the scale at 309 pounds. Using the same “110% mentality” his Drill Instructor screamed into him in 1981, he dropped 110 pounds, rebuilt a six-pack at 63, and reversed his health numbers — all without pills, surgery, or excuses. This is the complete battle plan: the Daniel Diet, ice baths, garage circuits, Pickleball, wind sprints, and the faith that powered every rep.

Available in all formats:

5. THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL

The intimate biography of Robert Joseph Hirsch — WWII fighter pilot, South Buffalo legend, and one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation. From high-school football star to smuggling a puppy into combat, delivering supplies under fire, and later transforming Myrtle Beach, Bob’s story is packed with humor, heroism, and the kind of larger-than-life character only the Greatest Generation produced.

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6. THE BATTLE OF FALLUJAH – PART II: Operation Phantom Fury

The definitive firsthand account of the most decisive urban battle of the Iraq War, written by the Marine who helped draft the final operations order, served as senior liaison to the Army’s Black Jack Brigade, and later ran current operations for I MEF. Night assaults, feints, the “three-building war,” and the wounded NCO who raised his trigger finger and said, “Send me back — it still works.” Updated on the 20th anniversary to honor the fallen.

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7. THE SWAMP FOX UNLEASHED

General Francis Marion’s Revolutionary War guerrilla tactics didn’t just harass the British — they became the DNA of modern Marine Corps warfighting doctrine (MCDP-1). Colonel Wilson, a lifelong student of maneuver warfare, connects the Swamp Fox’s swamp raids to Chesty Puller, Sun Tzu, and today’s Marine Corps. Short, explosive, and packed with timeless leadership lessons.

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8. PICKLEBALL BATTLEFIELD

Turn your local court into a battlefield. Retired Colonel Dan Wilson fuses legendary warrior tactics — Shaka Zulu, Sun Tzu, Chesty Puller, the OODA Loop, and Marine Corps warfighting philosophy — with practical, hilarious, and deadly-effective pickleball strategies for doubles and singles. Whether you’re a beginner or a tournament player, this book will make you dangerous on the court and unstoppable in life.

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Semper Fi and 110% — which mission are you taking on first?

The Battle of Fallujah – Part II: Operation Phantom Fury

“November 8, 2004. RCT-1 and RCT-7 rolled into the attack at 1900 under the cover of darkness.
The Army’s heavy armor punched through the insurgent lines like a sledgehammer.
Marines and Iraqi soldiers followed, clearing house by house in the most intense urban combat since Hue City.
By the Marine Corps’ 229th Birthday, both regiments had seized MSR Michigan and controlled the center of Fallujah.
The enemy who swore they would never leave alive…were either dead, captured, or fleeing west along the Euphrates.
This is the story of how we took the fight to the terrorists in their own sanctuary — and won.”

“Remember Fallujah!” – The Battle Cry That Was Stolen from the Enemy and Given Back to America

In November 2004, the city of Fallujah was the bright ember burning at the heart of the Iraqi insurgency.

Foreign fighters, Zarqawi’s Al-Qaeda terrorists, and local thugs had turned the “City of Mosques” into a fortified hellhole of IED factories, torture chambers, and execution sites.

They bragged they would make it America’s Stalingrad.

They were wrong.

Operation Phantom Fury (Al Fajr – “New Dawn”) became the single most decisive urban battle of the Iraq War.

In 10 days of savage house-to-house fighting, coalition forces crushed the insurgency’s stronghold, killed or captured thousands of fighters, and opened the door for Iraq’s first free elections.

And one Marine officer was in the middle of it all — planning it, briefing Congress and the media, then stepping into the fight with the Army’s Black Jack Brigade before taking over as I MEF Forward’s Current Operations Officer.

That officer was then-Major (soon-to-be LtCol) Dan Hunter Wilson.

Twenty years later, on the anniversary of the battle, Colonel Wilson (Ret.) has expanded his original 2005 Marine Corps Gazette article into a powerful, firsthand book:

The Battle of Fallujah – Part II: Operation Phantom Fury

This is not another dry history book.

This is the raw, unfiltered account from the man who:

• Helped draft the final operations order signed by LtGen John Sattler

• Served as senior Marine liaison to the Army’s Black Jack Brigade during the assault

• Became the MEF’s Current Operations Officer and VIP briefer (briefing Senators McCain, Kerry, Biden, Clinton, and more)

• Watched Marines, Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Iraqi partners fight with the same indomitable spirit that has defined the Corps for 229 years

You’ll read the real story behind:

• The brilliant shaping operations and feints that fooled the enemy

• The night assault from the north that shattered insurgent defenses in hours

• The “three-building war” — fighting, clearing caches, and delivering humanitarian aid on the same block

• The wounded Marine NCO who raised his trigger finger and said, “Sir, send me back to my team. My trigger-finger is still good!”

• How the battle directly led to 40% fewer attacks, the first free elections in Anbar, and the Sunni Awakening that broke the back of the insurgency

And the sobering post-script:

How the hard-won victory was later squandered by a precipitous U.S. withdrawal, allowing ISIS to rise — and why Fallujah had to be fought for all over again.

This book is Colonel Wilson’s gift to every Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Iraqi who fought in Phantom Fury.

It is dedicated to those who sacrificed “some” and those who sacrificed all.

If you want to understand what really happened in Fallujah — told by a warrior who was there from planning to victory — this is the book.

Available now on Amazon:

→ Paperback

→ Kindle eBook

→ Audible Audiobook – narrated by the author

Semper Fi. Remember Fallujah.

— Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson, USMC (Ret.)

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

A 110 Percent Mentality

“January 18, 2022. I stepped on the scale: 309 pounds.
Two years earlier I had retired from the Marine Corps after 39 years of staying under 220.
I had become what I used to discharge Marines for.
That morning I made a decision: I would attack my body the same way I attacked every mission in the Corps—with a 110% mentality.
110 pounds later I’m 199 pounds, have a six-pack at 63, and feel better than I did at 35.
If a hard-charging Marine can do it after retirement, you can too.
My book shows you exactly how.”

From 309 Pounds to a Six-Pack at Age 63: Retired Marine Colonel Drops 110 Pounds Using the Same 110% Mentality That Forged U.S. Marines

“Marines don’t give 100%. Marines give 110%!”

That scream from Drill Instructor Sergeant Antoinette still echoes in Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson’s head—nearly 45 years later. In January 2022, the 6’3” retired Colonel stepped on the scale and saw 309 pounds. The man who once ran a perfect 300 on the Marine Corps PFT, led Marines in Fallujah, and retired as the senior Colonel in the Corps had eaten himself into obesity in under two years.

He didn’t make excuses.

He didn’t buy pills.

He didn’t get surgery.

He simply decided to attack his body the same way he attacked every mission in 39 years of active duty—with his 110% mentality.

The result?

110 pounds gone.

Cholesterol from 235 to 171.

Blood pressure from 185/121 to 106/75.

Resting heart rate in the 40s.

A visible six-pack at 63.

And a book that is already changing lives.

A 110 Percent Mentality: My 110-Pound Weight Loss Journey is not another diet book.

It’s a battle plan written by a warrior who refused to stay soft.

Inside you’ll discover:

• The exact “Daniel Diet” (yes, straight from the Bible) that Colonel Wilson used—vegetables + lean protein + portion control that tastes so good cheating never tempts you

• The Basic Daily Routine that rebuilt his body, mind, and spirit (includes a 5-minute ice bath at 42–45°F every morning for unbreakable discipline)

• The wake-up run + garage circuit + 2 hours of Pickleball + iron + wind sprints schedule that melted fat while building muscle

• How he used faith, accountability, and ruthless consistency to power through every plateau

• The same leadership principles he used to turn civilians into Marines—now applied to turning your body into a fighting machine

This is NOT theory.

This is a retired Colonel who packed his seabag for 39 years, led in combat, trained thousands of Marines, and then proved the same principles work in retirement when the stakes were his own life.

He lost the weight slow and steady (never more than 10 lbs a month) so his skin tightened naturally—no loose skin, no Ozempic face, just lean, hard, Marine-ready muscle.

And now he wants to help you do the same.

Ready to stop making excuses and start making progress?

Grab your copy of A 110 Percent Mentality right now and begin your own transformation today:

→ Buy on Amazon (Paperback)

→ Kindle/eBook version

One reader already lost 42 pounds in 90 days using the plan.

Your story could be next.

Semper Fi and 110%—let’s get after it.

— Colonel Dan Hunter Wilson

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

A 110 Percent Mentality

Pickleball Battlefield

The day Shaka Zulu stormed the Pickleball net…
He didn’t just play — he charged.
One player became the “chest” — pinning opponents at the kitchen line with relentless volleys.
His partner became the “horns” — flanking with sharp sideline shots and lobs that stretched the defense thin.
Result? Total encirclement. Game over at 11-5.
That’s just one chapter from Pickleball Battlefield by retired Marine Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson.
From Sun Tzu’s deception dinks to Chesty Puller’s never-quit comebacks… from the OODA Loop to full MCDP 1 Warfighting applied to doubles… this book turns history’s greatest warriors into your new Pickleball coaches.
And Rule #1? HAVE FUN.
Available now on Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/Pickleball-Battlefield-Mastering-Warrior-Legends/dp/B0F2N8TLDH
Pickleball will never be the same.

What if the greatest warriors in history stepped onto a Pickleball court with paddles instead of swords? A retired Marine Colonel just made it happen — and the results are pure genius.

Pickleball Battlefield: Mastering the Court with Warrior Legends by Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson (Retired Marine) is not your average sports book.

This is the wildest, most entertaining, and surprisingly effective Pickleball playbook ever written.

Imagine Shaka Zulu storming the net with his “horns of the buffalo” formation. Sun Tzu using deception to fake a smash… then dropping a perfect dink. Genghis Khan riding imaginary horses across the court in lightning raids. Chesty Puller refusing to lose at 0-8 and turning the game into a Marine assault. Sitting Bull patiently waiting for the perfect ambush. Napoleon, Patton, Hannibal, Lawrence of Arabia, Stormin’ Norman, and even Lieutenant Dan (yes, the author himself) bringing their legendary tactics to the kitchen line.

And that’s just the start.

Colonel Wilson — combat veteran, former battalion commander in Fallujah, and one of the most decorated Marines of his generation — also breaks down MCDP 1 Warfighting, the OODA Loop, and the timeless duel between attrition vs. maneuver warfare… all applied directly to doubles and singles.

But here’s the best part: Rule #1 is HAVE FUN! This book is laugh-out-loud funny, packed with practical tips, and written by a man who has led Marines in combat and now leads Pickleball partners in Myrtle Beach with the same fire.

Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a tournament grinder, a Marine, a history buff, or just someone who loves a good story with a paddle in hand — Pickleball Battlefield will make you a better player… and have you grinning the entire time.

Available right now on Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/Pickleball-Battlefield-Mastering-Warrior-Legends/dp/B0F2N8TLDH

Grab your copy, hit the court, and start playing like the legends.

Semper Fi… and keep the ball in play!

The Swamp Fox Unleashed

The night the Swamp Fox taught the British a lesson they never forgot…
Francis Marion’s men had almost no ammunition.
So he did what any good Marine would do: he improvised.
At Fort Watson, he ordered his riflemen to build a tower taller than the British stockade walls — using nothing but axes, logs, and sheer willpower.
At dawn the marksmen climbed up and opened fire straight down into the fort. The British couldn’t return fire without exposing themselves.
Within hours the white flag went up.
That was 1781.
Two centuries later, the U.S. Marine Corps wrote the same principle into MCDP 1 Warfighting: attack the enemy’s critical vulnerability with everything you have, even if you have to build the weapon on the spot.
Colonel Dan Wilson — combat Marine, former battalion commander, and author of this book — calls Francis Marion “the first American maneuverist.”
He wasn’t wrong.
The Swamp Fox didn’t just win battles.
He wrote the doctrine… before the doctrine existed.
Available now on Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Fox-Unleashed-General-Marion/dp/B0D3K9L2M4
Semper Fi.

The Swamp Fox Unleashed – The Revolutionary War guerrilla who secretly invented modern Marine Corps warfare… 200 years before the Corps wrote the book.

What if the most brilliant warfighting mind in American history never wore a Marine uniform… but fought exactly like one?

That’s the jaw-dropping revelation in Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson’s explosive new book, The Swamp Fox Unleashed: General Francis Marion and Marine Corps Warfighting Doctrine.

In 2000–2001, then-Major Wilson submitted a research paper at Marine Corps Command and Staff College that stunned his professors. He proved — with primary sources and cold, hard analysis — that Brigadier General Francis Marion (the legendary “Swamp Fox”) was practicing maneuver warfare in the swamps of South Carolina in 1780… decades before the U.S. military even had a name for it.

This is not just another Revolutionary War biography.

This is the first book ever to take Francis Marion’s rag-tag militia tactics and hold them up against MCDP 1 Warfighting — the Marine Corps’ sacred capstone doctrine — and show they are identical.

You will discover:

How Marion used recon-pull, speed, surprise, and deception to run circles around the British — the exact same concepts taught at Quantico today.
How he integrated the six warfighting functions (Command & Control, Maneuver, Fires, Intelligence, Logistics, Force Protection) with zero staff, zero budget, and almost no ammunition.
How he turned a handful of farmers and hunters into a force that exhausted Lord Cornwallis and helped win the South.
How his leadership style — lead from the front, share every hardship, reward valor publicly, protect your men like sons — is the blueprint every Marine leader still studies.

And the best part? The author isn’t some armchair historian. Colonel Dan Wilson is a retired Marine infantry officer who commanded in combat from Desert Storm to Fallujah, earned the Bronze Star, and rose to become the senior Colonel in the entire Marine Corps. When he says Marion “would fit right in with today’s Marine Corps,” he speaks from four decades of leading Marines in the same doctrine.

This book is short, sharp, and impossible to put down. It reads like a thriller but teaches like a textbook. Whether you’re a history buff, a serving or former Marine, a leadership junkie, or just love stories of underdogs who outsmart empires, The Swamp Fox Unleashed will change how you think about warfare, leadership, and American grit.

Available right now on Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Fox-Unleashed-General-Marion/dp/B0D3K9L2M4

The Swamp Fox didn’t just fight the British. He fought the way Marines still fight today.

And Colonel Wilson just proved it.

Semper Fi — and read this book.

UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR (25 Five-Star ratings)

In a travesty of military justice, Colonel Wilson went from HERO to ZERO based on one false allegation of sexual assault from a drunken and deranged military dependent wife. A cowardly jury of general officers, fearing that they would never see another star on their collars, convicted Colonel Wilson on one count of sexual assault, but only sentenced him to 1/5 of what the sentence called for. Colonel Wilson spent nearly 3 years in three different military prisons, before being unanimously exonerated “with prejudice” by the judges of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal of Appeals. Vengeful military lawyers and brass got their “pound of flesh” in the end by pleading with the Secretary of the Navy’s office to retire Colonel Wilson with the pay of a Lieutenant Colonel and with an “Other Than Honorable” characterization of his extraordinary 39 years of service. This, after being promised “no punishment” by his duplicitous Convening Authority. Rising from the ashes, like the proverbial Phoenix, Colonel Wilson went from Victim to Victor, and is now a prolific author and motivational speaker.

“Colonel Wilson’s story is a classic example of gross military injustice. The Marine Corps should be deeply ashamed for railroading an innocent man into prison! We have been observing examples of military injustice for over 50 years, but nothing, and we mean nothing quite compares to the abomination of justice that Colonel Daniel H. Wilson suffered at the hands of the United States Marine Corps…A great man who was stabbed in the back by his own people. What happened to Colonel Wilson should never happen to anyone!”

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UNDAUNTED GLADIATOR

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THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL

The day Bob Hirsch smuggled a puppy across the Atlantic — and accidentally created a WWII legend
He was twenty-one, fresh out of Cornell, and about to ferry a brand-new C-47 to war.
In a Missouri kitchen the night before departure, a girl offered him a four-week-old puppy. “You’re flying your own plane, right?” she said.
Bob looked at the wriggling brown-and-white ball of fur… shrugged… and said, “What the hell.”
He tucked the pup inside his canvas flight bag, named him Tiger, and two days later lifted off from Baer Field, Indiana — with the dog curled up in a padded flying helmet under his seat.
Tiger crossed the North Atlantic through storms that almost killed them. He survived Greenland, Iceland, and landed at Greenham Common, England, where five pilots in a Quonset hut swore him in as the squadron’s secret mascot.
Tiger flew 167 combat missions. He rode in the cockpit during paratrooper drops over Holland, supply runs for Patton’s Third Army, and mercy flights out of Bastogne. He never got airsick. Never panicked. Just wagged his tail and waited for scraps in the mess hall.
After Market Garden, the squadron held an awards ceremony. The commander broke every regulation in the book, pinned an Air Medal ribbon on a tiny knitted sweater, and Tiger sat there like he’d earned it.
Photographers snapped away.
The picture hit Stars and Stripes, then the front page of the Buffalo Courier-Express, then the New York Times.
A four-week-old puppy nobody was supposed to bring had just become the most famous four-legged aviator on Earth.
And the blonde-haired lineman who smuggled him?
They used to call him “The Blonde Bombshell” on the Cornell football field.
Turns out the name fit the sky even better.

Holy smokes — if you only read ONE book this year, make it THIS one.

The Blonde Bombshell: Robert Joseph Hirsch — One of the Greatest of the Greatest Generation by Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson (Ret.)

I just finished the final page and I’m still buzzing. This isn’t a biography. This is a rocket ride through the 20th century with the most ridiculously accomplished, humble, hilarious, and straight-up heroic human being you’ve never heard of… until now.

Bob Hirsch was:

• A Depression-era Buffalo kid who became an All-Everything football lineman at Cornell (they literally nicknamed him “The Blonde Bombshell” because when he hit you, you saw stars).

• An NFL draftee who walked away from the Eagles to fly C-47s in World War II.

• The guy who smuggled a four-week-old puppy named Tiger across the Atlantic in his helmet, flew him on 167 combat missions, and watched Tiger get his own Air Medal ribbon pinned on a knitted sweater in front of the whole squadron (Stars & Stripes ran the photo worldwide — Tiger was basically the 1940s version of a viral sensation).

• The pilot who personally delivered “liberated” French champagne to Eisenhower’s HQ on orders from Patton himself… then quietly diverted 10% for the boys in the Quonset hut.

• The man who flew General Anthony McAuliffe (yes, the “NUTS!” guy) around the Battle of the Bulge battlefield in a Gooney Bird so the general could see it from the air.

• The mayor who turned Myrtle Beach from a sleepy beach town into the modern resort powerhouse it is today (he literally annexed the old Air Force base and rewrote the entire city government structure while making $250 a month).

• The father of TEN kids, husband of 76 years to the same woman, patriarch of a clan that now numbers in the dozens of grand- and great-grandkids.

• A centenarian who still works out every single day and will tell you, with a straight face, that he’s worried he doesn’t have enough time left to finish what God wants him to do.

And that’s just the highlight reel.

The writing is electric. Colonel Wilson sat with Bob for three straight years, week after week, and you can feel every conversation. The dialogue pops, the scenes are cinematic, the humor is dry and perfect. You’ll laugh out loud at Tiger riding along on missions, tear up when Bob loses him after the war, and feel your chest swell when he talks about Ethel making every suit he ever wore and raising ten kids like it was nothing.

This book is everything a Greatest Generation story should be: gritty, funny, heartbreaking, triumphant, and deeply human. It’s also a masterclass in how to live a life that actually matters.

If you have a dad, a grandfather, a son, a daughter, a friend who needs reminding what real courage, real love, and real legacy look like — hand them this book.

Buy it. Read it. Then go hug someone you love and tell them they’re your Blonde Bombshell.

Available right now on Amazon (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook narrated by the author himself — and trust me, you want the audio version).

Bob Hirsch just turned 102. He’s still here, still sharp, still inspiring everyone who meets him.

Don’t wait. Meet the man while you still can.

Semper Fi, Bob.

And thank you, Colonel Wilson, for giving us this masterpiece.

You’re gonna want to clear your schedule. Once you start, you’re not putting it down until the last page. I guarantee it.

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