Peter Nealen is a former Reconnaissance Marine and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006, and again in 2007, with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Recon Bn. After two years of schools and workups, including Scout/Sniper Basic and Team Leader’s Courses, he deployed to Afghanistan with 4th Platoon, Force Reconnaissance Company, I MEF.
Peter Nealen - Veteran and Author


Damn, dawg. So glad I came across your blog. I’ve followed you and look forward to getting to know a fellow trigger puller. Semper.
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Just finished task force desperate. Awesome book. I couldn’t put it down. Thanks for the good read and thanks for your service
Read Task Force Desperate ,Now deep into Hunting in the Shadows
Wrote a positive review on Amazon which I doubt can do your excellent work justice.
Thank you for your service ; I am glad you lived to tell the tale in such a masterful way.
I am an old dog who has read most everything written in the military genre ,fiction and non fiction alike and I rate your work right up there with Captain Marcinko’s Rogue Warrior series and far more credible as just one example.
To entertain and enlighten your readers without preaching is the mark of a world class writer.
Best wishes for your success and I look forward to reading your future works!
I just wanted to pop in and say that I loved The Lost. Raw, harsh and dark- the writing style and story were captivating and I can’t wait to see what happens next in the universe. Also I listened to the audio books and I have to say that Mark Boyett Killed it.
Love your books Peter! Your attention to detail on all things military and the details of the AO makes me feel as if I’m there. The mental pictures I can create through your outline of terrain and the battlefield make it an experience, not a book. Keep doing what you’re doing and pump those books out because I can’t wait for the next in the series.
I’ve read the entire series of New World Disorder and I’m currently on book two of Maelstrom Rising. I hope the follow up books to American Praetorians will be released on Audible soon! Can’t wait! Thanks for the adventures!
I finished the NWD series last month, the books are very realistic in light of how global events regarding the economy, politics and society, among other areas, have happened. I started reading the Lost series and have purchased all the books, in book 3 now, and looking forward to reading the others. Having been a reader for 40 odd years, in a wide variety of topics, his books are comparable to Tom Clancy and Terry Brooks, to my view. That may sound like bragging, and in a way I guess it is, but I have never met Peter, so have nothing to gain by giving the shout out. I will continue to purchase his books.