by jamesyoung | Jan 3, 2021 | Air Warfare
You ever get a little distracted working on other projects (i.e., 3 anthologies and a full novel) and neglect an earlier project? Until I looked at the dates, there was no way I thought it’d been a over a year since I last wrote on air combat (Part I, Part II,...
by jamesyoung | Nov 22, 2020 | Air Warfare
For old school fans of TF 1942 and various other World War II games, here is an update from the folks at Task Force Admiral. I’m glad to see that the game is getting a modern reboot, as I spent many hours playing the original. Really looking forward to carrier...
by jamesyoung | Aug 13, 2020 | Air Warfare, Sales!, Writing Business
So, you know how sometimes you figure out you’re going to do something in a few months, set all the conditions, and then think “Of course I’ll remember that!”? Come to find out, when there’s a pandemic, cancer scare, and various other...
by jamesyoung | Apr 2, 2020 | Air Warfare
Come friends, I’d like to provide a resource regarding one of aviation buffs favorite questions: “Which was better, the Zero or the Spitfire?” Note: Well yes, I know that’s actually an Oscar catching the business from one Adam Haynes above. ...
by jamesyoung | Feb 5, 2020 | Air Warfare, Usurper's War, Warship Wednesday
Interesting thing I discovered about carrier doctrine in writing the Usurper’s War series in general, but definitely with regards to Against the Tide Imperial: The three main carrier navies in our timeline did things very, very differently. The USN basically...
by jamesyoung | Jan 31, 2020 | Air Warfare, Con(vention) Life, Random Confession
Man. It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating the imminent release of Those In Peril and preparing to go to Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium in Utah. Next thing I know, 2019 is in the rearview mirror, the Phases of Mars series is complete,...
