B D King

B.D. King began his career a novelist under the name Benjamin King with the publication of "A Bullet for Stonewall" in 1990, followed by the sequel, "A Bullet for Lincoln" in 1993. In 2000, Mr. King’s third novel, "The Loki Project" was published. "The Gruenwald Deception" appeared in 2015. "The Card" is his latest novel.

In his capacity as a U.S. Army Historian Mr. King was the primary author of "Spearhead of Logistics", the official history of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, a significant work which remained in print for nearly 20 years. Among other works he wrote "Victory Starts Here, a 35 Year History of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command" which appeared in 2008 and "Victory Starts Here, a 40 Year History of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command" which appeared 2013. Independently, he was the chief author of "Impact, the History of Germany’s V-Weapons in WWII", published in 1998. Impact was considered the best book on the subject published to that date.

Born in New Haven, CT. B.D. King attended UCONN. Graduating with a BA in History he went on active duty with the U.S. Army in Germany. Then he served as a battery commander in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and a Purple Heart. After leaving active duty, Mr. King became the Command Historian of the U.S. Army Transportation Corps and later the Research Historian for U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). He lives in Isle of Wight County, VA with his wife Loretta and Trotter the Cat.