Upcoming Events
(NOTE: If you or your organization would like to schedule a talk/interview/presentation, get in touch via the CONTACT page.)
2026
14 November 2026 - Attending the 3rd Annual Central Jersey Book Festival (Woodbridge, NJ) to sign books and meet readers.
17 September 2026 - Lecture at the New Jersey Arms Collectors Club (Kenilworth, NJ) discussing Zeppelin operations during WWI/.
20 May 2026, 1900 - Speaking event at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch (Shrewsbury, NJ) discussing the history of Zeppelin flight from inception, through WWI, and culminating with the loss of the Hindenburg.
13 May 2026 - Presenting at the Great War in Africa Association online seminar (online only) on the topic of utilizing German primary sources in foreign archives.
28 April 2026 - Appearance on the World War I Podcast with Amanda Williams (online only) concerning L 59’s mission to German East Africa.
27 March 2026, 1030 - On a panel at the Society for Military History’s Annual Conference (Arlington, VA). My topic is the “USS Helvetia, the U-boat decoy that almost was.”
Previous Events
2025
22 July 2025, 7PM - Speaking event at the Middletown Township Historical Society (click link for YouTube recording of the presentation) discussing Sandy Hook during WWI and separating fact from fiction with regard to U-boat activity off the base.
25 May 2025 (Rain Date on the 26th), 10AM-5PM - Book signing at the Flemington Summer Book Fest’s local author festival (Flemington, NJ).
2024
17 September 2024, 7PM - Virtual talk with the Monmouth Country Historical Association (Middletown, NJ) discussing the U-Boat activity off the New Jersey coastline in the summer of 1918, debunking myths and exploring local history through German and American archival evidence, survivor testimony, and period logs.
8 September 2024 - Interview on the History of the Great War Podcast
20 June 2024, 7PM - Lecture at the New Jersey Arms Collectors Club (Kenilworth, NJ) where the subject of U-boat armament, optics, and boarding party equipment will be discussed.
20 April 2024, 2PM - Captain’s Corner at the USS Olympia (Philadelphia, PA) The “battle of the Delaware Bay” between SM U-117 and the US Navy will be discussed.
2023
25 November 2023 - Book signing at Barnes and Noble (Holmdel, NJ)
10 November 2023 - New Jersey Maritime Museum (Beach Haven, NJ) Lecture about U-boat operations off the coast of NJ with an emphasis on the events off Long Beach Island and the Jersey Shore.
9 November 2023 - Sayreville Historical Society (Sayreville, NJ) Author meet and greet and presentation about Reaping the Whirlwind.
