Books
You Are Not Forgotten
Bryan is the author of You Are Not Forgotten, the story of an Iraq War veteran’s search for a missing World War II fighter pilot in the jungles of New Guinea.
“Poignant, exhilarating. . . . Bryan Bender has written an epic drama of the journey men make back into the world, to their families, and to themselves, after great loss. . . . Storytelling reminiscent of the wrenching—and redemptive—search by James Bradley for his father in Flags Of Our Fathers, and Louis Zamperini’s own homecoming inUnbroken. You Are Not Forgotten is gritty and emotional, bringing to life at least two major wars and speaking as much to a World War II generation as it does to all of us, men and women, today. . . . This is history and reporting at its most engrossing.”
—Doug Stanton, author of In Harm’s Way and Horse Soldiers
“You Are Not Forgotten" eloquently captures what it means to serve a purpose larger than oneself, and how that service ennobles us all. In his powerful and insightful telling of the twinned stories of George Eyster V and Ryan McCown Jr., Bryan Bender has delivered a gripping, at times wrenching, portrait of two heroes and of the nation that forged them.”
—Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Frozen in Time and Lost in Shangri-La
“Destined to be a classic. It tells an astonishing story of war, then and now, held in place by the pilot’s code. . . . Bryan Bender has written a book for all seasons.”
—Pat Conroy, author of The Great Santini and Prince of Tides
THE NEW IRAQ
Bryan is an accredited contributor to Joseph Braude’s The New Iraq
“A welcome departure from the usual discussion of contemporary conflicts and disputes in the Middle East … Braude comes to his subject with personal experience and empathy. He knows the languages, has lived and eaten with the residents, has thought long and hard about past achievements and future possibilities. A must for those who want to understand.”
—David Landes, Harvard University professor and author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
STAY INTERESTING
Bryan is a ghost writer on Jonathan Goldsmith’s Stay Interesting: I Don’t Always Tell Stories About My Life, but When I Do They’re True and Amazing
“Goldsmith’s writing is straightforward, and he demonstrates that one doesn’t become interesting by being a braggart, but by being open to the world and all the people in it."
—Publisher's Weekly