Upcoming Events
(NOTE: If you or your organization would like to schedule a talk/interview/presentation, get in touch via the CONTACT page.)
2026
20 May 2026, 1900 - Speaking event at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch discussing the history of Zeppelin flight from inception, through WWI, and culminating with the loss of the Hindenburg.
13 May 2026 - Great War in Africa Association online seminar.
28 April 2026 - Appearance on the World War I Podcast with Amanda Williams 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. 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 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.
2024
17 September 2024, 7PM - Virtual talk with the Monmouth Country Historical Associationdiscussing 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 Clubwhere 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.
