Elliot Ackerman | |
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 Ackerman at the 2015 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | April 12, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Years active | 2013 to present |
| Notable awards | Silver Star, Purple Heart |
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Elliot Ackerman | |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Battles / wars | War in Iraq War in Afghanistan |
Elliot Ackerman (born April 12, 1980) is an American author and former Marine Corps special operations team leader.[1] He is the New York Times–bestselling author of the novels 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, and the upcoming Halcyon: A Novel, as well as the memoirs The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan and Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning. His books have received significant critical acclaim, including nominations for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medals in both fiction and non-fiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He served as a White House fellow in the Obama administration and is a Marine veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a contributing writer to The Atlantic[2] and The New York Times.[3] He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Valor, and a Purple Heart during his five deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
- ^ Ackerman, Elliot Leedom; Huber, Andrew, Elliot Leedom Ackerman Collection, Library of Congress, retrieved July 21, 2022
- ^ Ackerman, Elliot. "Elliot Ackerman". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Elliot Ackerman". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2023.