MIKE GUARDIA
Military Historian and Author
A Big Blend Radio expert covering military history, Mike Guardia is an internationally recognized and award-winning author and military historian. A veteran of the United States Army, he served six years on active duty (2008-2014) as an Armor Officer. Mike holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. He has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Book Award and was named “Author of the Year” in 2021 by the Military Writers Society of America.
He is the author of the widely-acclaimed “Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always,” the first-ever biography chronicling the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson.
Other non-fiction works include: “American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann,” “Shadow Commander: The Epic Story of Donald D. Blackburn,” “The Fires of Babylon: Eagle Troop and the Battle of 73 Easting,” “Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning When Outgunned and Outnumbered,” and “Crusader: General Donn Starry and the Army of His Times,” “Tomcat Fury: A Combat History of the F-14,” “Wings of Fire: A Combat History of the F-15,” “Foxbat Tales: The MiG-25 in Combat,” “Days of Fury: Ghost Troop and the Battle of 73 Easting,” “Skybreak: The 58th Fighter Squadron in Desert Storm,” “Danger Forward: The Forgotten Wars of General Paul F. Gorman.”
Mike has written a series of book for Osprey Publishing (UK) with titles including: “US Army and Marine Corps MRAPs,” “Junkers JU 87 Stuka,” “Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns of the Soviet Union,” “Bradley vs. BMP: Desert Storm, 1991.”
He has also published two children’s books, “It’s Snowing in Hawaii,” and “World War II Night Before Christmas.”
As a speaker, Mike hosts the lecture series “Hal Moore: Lessons in Leadership,” which is available for presentation at schools, businesses, and civic organizations worldwide. He has also given presentations at the US Special Operations Command, the International Spy Museum, and the George Bush (41) Presidential Library.
Mike Guardia Links:
– Author information at www.MikeGuardia.com
– Purchase Mike Guardia Books on Amazon.
– Purchase Mike Guardia Books on Big Blend’s Book Shop.
– Listen to Mike’s Big Blend Radio Interviews.
