Eric M. Hammel

Eric M. Hammel (June 29, 1946 – August 25, 2020) was a military historian, with a focus on the military campaigns of the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific War, and other military action in World War II as well as military conflicts including the Vietnam War and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Hammel wrote a series of books about World War II Flying Aces but his most influential book was The Root : The Marines in Beirut, August 1982-February 1984 on the subject of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings.

Hammel worked in several occupations before he settled on writing and publishing. He was formerly a stringer and contributing editor to Leatherneck Magazine. He owned and operated a publishing business under the names Pacifica Press and Pacifica Military History. He died on August 25, 2020, of Parkinson's disease.

Bibliography

• 089141441X (v. 2), 0935553142 (v. 3), 0935553282 (v. 5)
• 0935553142 (v. 2)
• (pbk.)
• (hbk.)
• (hardbound w/ jacket)
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• ACE!: A Marine Night-Fighter Pilot in World War II (1985) ISBN 0-935553-31-2
• Munda Trail: The New Georgia Campaign (1989) ISBN 978-0-517-56972-6
• The Root: The Marines in Beirut, August 1982–February 1984 (1985) ISBN 0-15-179006-X
• Guadalcanal: The Carrier Battles (1987) ISBN 0-517-56608-7
• Guadalcanal: Starvation Island (1995) ISBN 0-935553-11-8
• Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea (1997) ISBN 0-935553-35-5
• Six Days in June: How Israel Won the 1967 Arab-Israeli War (2001) ISBN 0-935553-54-1
• Carrier Clash: The Invasion of Guadalcanal & The Battle of the Eastern Solomons August 1942 (2004) ISBN 0-7603-2052-7

Memberships

• Marine Corps Historical Foundation
• Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association
• Marine Corps Association
• The Chosin Few (honorary founder)
• Second Marine Division Association
• Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans