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1. Name: Malcolm McConnell
2. Title: Author and Former Diplomat
3. Biography

Malcolm McConnell was a diplomat with the Foreign Service in the Middle East before he became a journalist and author of more than 20 books. He was also an Editor at Reader’s Digest.

McConnell has coauthored several books about the military and national security, including a #1 New York Times bestseller, American Soldier, co-written with Tommy Franks.

4. Involvement/ Affiliations:
  • Former Editor, Reader’s Digest
  • Former Diplomat, U.S. Foreign Service
5. Education: None found
6. Published Works:
  • Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security (Co-written with Richard Myers), 2009
  • Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy (Co-written with Ilario Pantano) , 2007
  • My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope (Co-written with L. Paul Bremer III), 2006
  • American Soldier (Co-written with Tommy Franks), 2004
  • The Last Mission: The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle (Co-written with Jim Smith), 2003
  • Born to Fly: The Heroic Story of Downed U.S. Navy Pilot Shane Osborn (Co-written with Shane Osborn), 2003
  • Hazardous Duty: An American Soldier in the Twentieth Century (Co-written with John K. Singlaub), 1992
  • Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire (Co-written with Alexander Zuyev), 1992
  • Into the Mouth of the Cat: The Story of Lance Sijan, Hero of Vietnam, 1985
7. Contact info: None found