The student was searching for an ancient Mayan temple believed to hold a mysterious weapon. One day while drinking at a bar, Pike happens to run into a college student whose uncle, an archaeologist, has just been murdered in Guatemala. After leaving the unit, Pike becomes a shell of his former self as he begins drinking heavily. He is not himself though and mistake after mistake leads to him being unemployed. Immediately following the murders, Pike refuses to take a leave of absence from his unit. Pike blames himself for the tragedy claiming that had he not been away he would have been there to keep them alive. While away on a mission, Pike’s wife and daughter are brutally murdered. Released in 2011, One Rough Man tells the story of Pike Logan’s rise from tragedy as he fights terrorists in the Middle East. Each of Brad’s novels, One Rough Man, All Necessary Force, Enemy of Mine, and the The Widow’s Strike, follow Pike Logan’s unit entitled TaskForce. The unit becomes Pike’s coping mechanism and he continues his career traversing the globe as a modern day superhero. Unable to cope, Pike’s life goes into a downward spiral until he is drawn back into the game. Logan was the star of the unit until his life was left in shambles after a tragedy. These commandos operate without rule of law and are allowed to accomplish their tasks at any cost. Pike is a member of an extremely secretive unit of Special Forces commandos. Each of Brad’s novels follow the protagonist Pike Logan as he travels the world squashing threats to the United States. Brad has written multiple novels thus far in his career. However, the military remained his first priority until his last assignment at The Citadel. Brad always wanted to write a novel in his life. Instead, the characters represent the heroes of our armed forces who fight everyday for our freedom. He is careful to alert readers that while his novels are written from his experience, the protagonists are not meant to be modeled after himself or accounts of real events. Brad Taylor made an impression early on in his writing career. Brad can often be found on major news networks such as CNN, NBC, and Fox News discussing warfare and other military topics.īrad now makes his home in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and their two daughters. Anyone interested in reading Brad’s thoughts on a variety of current events including the NSA spying probe of US citizens, should check out his blog. Brad holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas as well as an advanced degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in irregular warfare.īrad also works as a security consultant for various government agencies and think tanks. Prior to his retirement, Brad’s last position with the military was as an assistant professor of military science at the The Citadel in South Carolina. While in the Special Forces, Brad conducted military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and many other classified locations. His illustrious career ended with his retirement as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. During his twenty-one years in the military, Taylor served and commanded soldiers in locations all around the world. After attending college at the University of Texas, Brad enlisted in the US Army where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Shortly after his birth, the Taylor family moved to Texas where Brad was raised on a large farm. He was born in Okinawa, Japan which exposed him to different cultures and world experiences from a young age. Taylor creates books that are not only intriguing to read, but also accurate due to his military training and experience. He has a firsthand knowledge and experience which serves his books well. Brad Taylor’s novels ring true because he served as a Delta Force Commander in his own career.
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