Malcolm McConnell bio

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 co-authored several books about the military and national security, including a No. 1 New York Times best-seller, American Soldier, co-written with Tommy Franks.

• Former Editor, Reader’s Digest
• Former Diplomat, U.S. Foreign Service

• School and year unknown

• 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