David Axe
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Military Correspondent |
| Website | http://www.warisboring.com/ |
David Axe is an American military correspondent who writes on military life and aspects of current conflicts. Axe is a prolific blogger and has published several books. Defense IQ[clarification needed] ranked David Axe's website War is Boring as one of the top 10 defense blogs of 2011, describing it as "quirky, cutting and very, very good."[1]
Journalism
Since 2005, Axe has reported from the United Kingdom, Iraq, Lebanon, Japan, East Timor, Afghanistan, Somalia, Chad, Nicaragua, Kenya, Gabon, Congo and other countries. He is a regular contributor to The Diplomat, Wired and many others,[2] he also shoots video for Voice of America.
Axe is a contributing editor at Warships Fleet International.
Published works
- War Fix: Graphic novel war memoir.
- Army 101: Account of army ROTC life centered on students at the University of South Carolina in the early 2000s.
- War Bots: Examination of the technological, strategic and moral implication of the use of robots in warfare.
- War is Boring: Collaboration with artist Matt Bors.
- From A to B: The story of modern logistics and how it underpins American power.
- The Accidental Candidate: The Rise and Fall of Alvin Greene
- Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa: Drawn from on-the-ground reporting, Army of God is the first-ever graphic account of the global phenomenon surrounding Kony—from the devastation he has left behind to the long campaign to defeat him for good
Bibliography
- David Axe & Steve Olexa (2006). War Fix. NBM Publishing.
- David Axe (2007). Army 101: Inside ROTC in a Time of War. University of South Carolina Press.
- David Axe (2008). War Bots: How U.S. Military Robots Are Transforming War In Iraq, Afghanistan, And The Future. Nimble Books.
- David Axe & Matt Bors (2010). War is Boring: Bored Stiff, Scared to Death in the World's Worst War Zones. NAL Trade.
- David Axe (2011). From A to B: How Logistics Fuels American Power and Prosperity. Potomac Books.
- David Axe (2012). The Accidental Candidate: The Rise and Fall of Alvin Greene. [David Axe (Author), Corey Hutchins (Author), Blue Delliquanti(Illustrator) www.ohumanstar.com, Dre Lopez (Cover Design)] CreateSpace.
- David Axe & Tim Hamilton (2013). Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa. PublicAffairs.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.defenceiq.com/air-land-and-sea-defence-services/articles/top-10-defence-blogs-2011/
- ↑ 'War is Boring Contributors', War is Boring, accessed 11 August 2011.
