Dan Cragg

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Dan Cragg (born September 6, 1939, in Rochester, NY) is an American soldier, essayist, and science-fiction author.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Education 3 Memberships 4 Military career 5 Writing Career 5.1 Non-Fiction 5.1.1 As Editor 5.2 Fiction 5.3 Science Fiction 5.3.1 The StarFist Saga (with David Sherman) 5.3.2 The StarFirst: Force Recon Saga (with David Sherman) 5.3.3 Novels not part of a series 6 External links

[edit] Biography

He is the son of James Wilson and Gertrude (nee Finucane) Cragg and is married to Sun P. (nee Yi) (Seoul, Korea, March 28, 1974). They have one child, a son, named Tam Le, gunnery sergeant, UMCR & currently a police officer, Prince George's County, MD; two grandchildren, Thomas and Heather.

[edit] Education

• University of Maryland College Park — B.A. (summa cum laude) (1982)
• Graduate study at George Mason University (1983)

[edit] Memberships

• Company Military Historians
• National Rifle Association
• Arlington Historical Society
• Fairfax Historical Society
• Rochester Historical Society

[edit] Military career

Served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1980, retiring with the rank of Sergeant Major. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, 1962-63 and 1965-69 as well as tours of duty in Germany, Italy, and South Korea. From 1985-2003, worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC as a management analyst; member, Fairfax County History Commission, 1997-2003; auxiliary police officer, Fairfax County PD, 1996-2002.

During his tour of duty in the US Army received, among other awards the Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal, with eleven campaign stars.

[edit] Writing Career

Cragg writes both military-related fiction and non-fiction.

[edit] Non-Fiction

• The NCO Guide, Stackpole (Harrisburg, PA), 1982, 3rd edition (with Dennis D. Perez), 1989.
• A Travel Guide to Military Installations, Stackpole, 1983, 2nd edition published as A Guide to Military Installations, 1988, 5th edition, 1996.
• A Dictionary of Soldier Talk, Scribner (New York City), 1984 (with John Elting and Ernest Deal) .
• Inside the VC and NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces, Ballantine, 1992 (with Michael Lee Lanning) .
• Top Sergeant: The Life and Times of Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge, Ballantine, 1992 (with William G. Bainbridge).
• Generals in Muddy Boots: A Concise Encyclopedia of Combat Commanders, Berkley Publishing (New York City), 1996 (with Walter J. Boyne).

Journalism: OpEd pieces, "The Washington Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "The Army Times," "Army Magazine," and many other journals; over 100 book reviews for "The Washington Times" newspaper.

[edit] As Editor

as D. J. CRAGG

• Francis Grose, The Mirror's Image: Advice to the Officers of the British Army, with a Biographical Sketch of the Life and a Bibliography of the Works of Captain Francis Grose, F.S.A., Owlswick, 1978 (also wrote introduction).
• Guardians of the Republic (A History of the non-commissioned officer corps of the U.S. Army), Random House (New York City), 1992.
• Operation Thirty-Four Alpha (history of U.S.-controlled commando operations in North Vietnam), Ballantine, 1992.

[edit] Fiction

• The Soldier's Prize (novel), Ballantine (New York City), 1986.

[edit] Science Fiction

[edit] The StarFist Saga (with David Sherman)

• First to Fight, (1997)
• School of Fire, (1998)
• Steel Gauntlet, (1999)
• Blood Contact, (1999)
• TechnoKill, (2000)
• Hangfire, (2000)
• Kingdom's Swords, (2002)
• Kingdom's Fury, (2003)
• Lazarus Rising, (2003)
• A World of Hurt, (2004)
• Flashfire, (2006)
• Firestorm, (2006?)

[edit] The StarFirst: Force Recon Saga (with David Sherman)

• Backshot, (2005)

[edit] Novels not part of a series

• Jedi Trial (with David Sherman) (2004)

[edit] External links

The following links were last verified 26 January 2006.

• Starfist Headquarters (fan site)