The Matterhorn books began as bedtime stories Mike Hamel made up on the spot to tell his four kids. He was concerned that his third son, Matthew, might feel left out, sandwiched between the older ...

Karl Marlantes is also the author of the best-selling Vietnam War novel, Matterhorn. Devon Marlantes "When you're in the fight, you're not going to be conscious.

The author Karl Marlantes understands this better than most. ... In 1977, he completed a 1,200-page manuscript for a war novel called Matterhorn. The main character was based on him.

Karl Marlantes’s first novel, “Matterhorn,” is about a company of Marines who build, ... The Book Review Podcast: Each week, top authors and critics talk about the latest news in the ...

You could say former stockbroker-turned-spy-thriller author Christopher Reich knows how to make a killing. Since leaving a successful career in finance, the Encinitas-based Reich has penned 15 ...

Since leaving a successful career in finance, the Encinitas-based author has penned 15 novels and is no stranger to the New York Times bestseller list. His newest book, “Matterhorn,” hit store ...

As a Marine in the Vietnam War, Karl Marlantes learned to fire an M16, to command a platoon, to fight and to kill. In What It Is Like to Go to War, he comes to terms with the experience of combat ...

A: I always have a familiarity with a locale that inspires me to build a book around it. In “Matterhorn,” it’s the mountain itself. I’ve traveled to Zermatt many times and trained to climb it.