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Don Bendell
Born (1947-01-08) January 8, 1947 (age 77)
Akron, Ohio, United States
OccupationAuthor, speaker, karate instructor, cowboy, rancher[1]
NationalityAmerican
GenreWestern, war, history, romance, science fiction, biography, memoir
Literary movementConservative
SpouseShirley
Children6 children 11 grandchildren

Don Bendell (born January 8, 1947, in Akron, Ohio) is an American author, rancher, tracker, and a former Green Beret.[2][3] He has published 26 books and assisted in exposing former Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy's claims of serving as a Green Beret as false.[4]

Bendell has had his work published in several newspapers and magazines, such as The American Spectator.[5] Bendell is skilled in multiple martial arts, owns his own karate school, and is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame.[6]

Bibliography

Fiction

Chief of Scouts series

  • Chief of Scouts (1995)[7][8]
  • Horse Soldiers (1995)
  • Colt (1995) (1995)

Colt Family series

  • Justis Colt (1995)
  • Matched Colts (1997)[9]
  • Blazing Colts (1999)

Criminal Investigation Detachment

  • Criminal Investigation Detachment (2006)
  • Broken Borders (2006)
  • Bamboo Battleground (2007)

Standalone novels

  • Coyote Run (1995)
  • Warrior (1995)
  • Eagle (1995)
  • War Bonnet (2002)
  • Blood Feather (2012)
  • Strongheart: A Story of the Old West (2011)
  • Blood Feather (2013)

Non-fiction

  • Crossbow (1990)
  • The B-52 Overture (1992)[10]
  • Valley of Tears (1993)
  • Snake Eater: Characters in and Stories about the U. S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam (1994)[11]
  • VALLEY OF TEARS: Assault Into the Plei Trap Valley (2010)[12]
  • Tracks of Hope: A Memoir (2011)

References

  1. ^ Tribble, Bob (Apr 2, 2004). "Character, Integrity And Morals Make a Man". Talbotton New Era. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Tracks tell of hiker's fate Rancher traces steps to body". Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO). May 26, 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Navajo Police Not Giving Up Their Pursuit Of 2 Fugitives". The Deseret News. Jul 7, 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ^ "How mayor of A.C. was exposed as impostor Increased national scrutiny led Bob Levy to admit he was no Green Beret". philly.com. 2004-02-11. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  5. ^ Bendell, Don. "Abandoned Brothers". American Spectator. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ^ "International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame". Wujiaquan.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  7. ^ "Fiction Review: Chief of Scouts". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Review: Chief of Scouts". Booklist Online. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Former Robeson Author Releases Book". The Robesonian. Jul 1, 1997. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Non-fiction Review: The B-52 Overture". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  11. ^ "AUTHOR WEARS COAT OF MANY DIVERSE COLORS WAR, FAMILY MEMBERS INSPIRED HIS LIFE AND CAREER". Akron Beacon Journal (OH). May 22, 1994. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Canon City writer tells plight of dwindling tribe in Vietnam". Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO). July 8, 1990. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

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