Books

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pirates (NY: Alpha Books, Penguin USA, 2006) co-authored with pirate expert Gail Selinger
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency (NY: Facts On File, 2003)
  
  
• The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to Decisive 20th-Century American Battles (Alpha, 2003)
  
  
• The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to American Airborne Forces (Alpha, 2004)
  
  
• The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to The Korean Conflict (Alpha, 2004)
  
  
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Intelligent Design (Alpha, 2006) co-authored with ID expert Christopher Carlisle
  
  
  

In addition to his books, W. Thomas Smith Jr. has edited and contributed to several works by other authors, and served as technical consultant for various book projects. See bio page for additional book information.

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"W. Thomas Smith Jr. is one of the most respected military experts in the field."
— RITA COSBY, New York Times bestselling author and three-time Emmy winner


"an incisive military analyst and fine wordsmith. He knows the issues and he's passionate about them."
— CLIFFORD D. MAY, president, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. nationally syndicated columnist, former editor for The New York Times, Newsweek, others

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UPDATE:  W. Thomas Smith Jr.
is the military technical advisor - editor for the New York Times Bestselling book, QUIET HERO by Rita Cosby.