by jamesyoung | Nov 26, 2020 | Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews, Usurper's War, Writing Business
At long last, it gives me great pleasure to report Against the Tide Imperial is live! All 400 pages of it!In this book you’ll find:Yamaguchi vs. Cunningham! More Bonhomme Richard (nee Yorktown)! Hellcats vs. Shiden!Hiroyoshi Nishizawa “enters the...
by James Young | Jun 5, 2023 | Alternate History
My Mom, supportive as always, sent me an article that was discussing alternate history books. While I agree with the assessment that Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle is highly implausible, I take umbrage at the underlying thesis that entertaining...
by James Young | Jan 30, 2023 | Alternate History, Usurper's War
As promised last October, the Flametree Press alternate history anthology is now live. Alas, it is only available in the UK at the moment. US Folks will have to wait another couple of months to read “Winifred” in its entirety. There are several Nebula and...
by James Young | Oct 15, 2022 | Alternate History, Usurper's War, Writing Business
Greetings all! I come bearing good news I can finally share: “Winifred,” my Usurper’s War origin story, has been accepted for publication in Flametree Press’s Alternate History anthology. You can read more about that at the Flametree Press...
by James Young | Aug 10, 2022 | Air Warfare, Alternate History, Warship Wednesday
We’re going to resume Warship Wednesday by talking a bit about torpedo bombing. For those of you who may have stumbled upon this blog due to recent publications or pure happenstance, my primary bread and butter is alternate history. Specifically,...
by James Young | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized, Warship Wednesday
Greetings everyone! I was perusing YouTube and came upon Ward Carroll’s channel. The title comes from an old saying about carrier aviation: “There are no easy days.” Carrier ops are inherently dangerous, as the “airfield” is moving in...
by James Young | Apr 17, 2022 | Con(vention) Life, Usurper's War, Writing Business
Greetings everyone! Quick note to catch everyone up on some recent happenings in Kansas (Knights! Squires! Guards!) and upcoming shows. Sure it’s not technically a “comic convention in Kansas,” but “Kansas” is in the name!: The Plains,...
by James Young | Mar 14, 2022 | Alternate History, Music Monday
As folks here are well aware, I’m a fan of concept albums. Everything from Exodus to Bismarck scratches my historical itch, so you can imagine my amusement at finding out there’s an album for time travel / paradox movies. The happiness quotient went up...
by James Young | Mar 11, 2022 | Air Warfare, Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business
Greetings all! Popping in really quick to announce the release of Eagles, Ravens, and Other Birds of Prey (Amazon affiliate link). If you were a fan of Barren SEAD, like to read about Wild Weasels, and/or want to get an account of how the USAF got its groove back,...
by James Young | Jan 24, 2022 | Museums and Exhibitions, Music Monday
The Historian and His Metal Habit Greetings all. Welcome back to another edition of Music Monday. Wasn’t sure what I was going to do with this one. Then “Ye Olde Sentient Ipod” decided for me by randoming to Sabaton’s “Final...
by James Young | Jan 12, 2022 | Museums and Exhibitions, Warship Wednesday
That One Summer… Sorry it’s been a bit. Seems like just a blink of the eye I was talking about The Strategic Air Campaign and getting ready to go on a jaunt across the South to visit warship museums. Well the jaunt happened: These are all the museums I...
