Jim Stempel

Jim Stempel Video Interview

Here is a recent video interview about my latest nonfiction work, "The Enemy Harassed." The interview appeared on Revolutionary War Rarities Podcast," with Jim Griffith and Jim Maples, members of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), an organization dedicated to educating the public on the values of the Constitution and the Revolution.  

   

   

Jim Stempel

A New Endorsement for The Enemy Harrassed.

 

Our next endorsement comes from Brooks Lyles, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, retired. Brooks served in the Army for twenty-two years, with deployments in Somalia, Albania, Bosnia, Germany, Egypt, and Israel. He served in the Sinai on the Lebanese Israeli border as a UN observer, and taught tactics and Digital Planning Systems at the Command and General Staff College and SAMS for a combined seven years. Brooks is also Chair for the Education Committee, sits on the Museum Board, and is the Historian General for the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Of The Enemy Harassed Brooks writes:

“This is a very well researched, deep dive into a little-known period of the American Revolution, sometimes referred to as the New Jersey Forage Wars, during the long winter of 1777. Jim Stempel’s book addresses that shortfall in a highly readable book that brings to light many recently (re)discovered primary source diaries and journals. He weaves these new sources and heretofore unknown stories together with information from some of the period’s better known ‘Bloggers’ like Jaeger Captain Johann Ewald and British Army Officer Archibald Robertson, to provide a complete and well-rounded history of a critical period in our war for independence. This is a must read for both the serious historian and the casual history reader, and I’m sure you will enjoy it as much as I have.” –Brooks Lyles

New Review for The Enemy Harassed

The newest endorsement for The Enemy Harassed, comes from James Holden-Rhodes, Ph.D., of New Mexico. James is a retired Marine Corps combat officer, who moved on to found the Intelligence Studies Program at New Mexico State University, where he served as Director. He has lectured at the Central Intelligence Agency, National Drug Intelligence Center, National Security Agency, Western European Union (Paris), and New Mexico Highlands University, among others. He writes:

“As a Historian’s Historian, in The Enemy Harassed: Washington’s New Jersey Campaign of 1777, Jim Stempel once again takes the road less traveled, bringing to life a period of the American Revolution that had been virtually forgotten. Based upon deep research—obtained in part from a wonderful trove of period diaries, journals, and letters—Stempel wields the artist’s brush to recreate the kaleidoscope of combat, maneuver, and counter-maneuver that raged across New Jersey during 1777, which ultimately had a profound impact on the war’s outcome. Bound to enthrall readers of all backgrounds and interests, The Enemy Harassed is very highly recommended.” –James Holden-Rhodes