Thomas P Kratman was born on September 4,1956 and is an American military science fiction author and retired United States Army officer whose work is published by Baen Books.
10 Facts About Tom Kratman
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Tom Kratman authored three novels with John Ringo in the Legacy of the Aldenata series.
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Tom Kratman enlisted in the US Army in 1974, attended Boston College on an Army scholarship and was commissioned as an officer in 1980.
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Tom Kratman went on to serve both in the invasion of Panama and the Gulf War.
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Tom Kratman left active service for law school in 1992, graduating in 1995 after which he practiced law for some years.
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Tom Kratman was called back for service in 2003 and ended his Army career at the United States Army War College as Director, Rule of Law, for the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.
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Tom Kratman retired in 2006 as a lieutenant colonel and became a full-time author.
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Tom Kratman has co-authored three novels with John Ringo in the Legacy of the Aldenata series.
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Short fiction by Kratman includes a contribution to the Forged in Blood anthology, which takes place in the Freehold universe created by Michael Z Williamson and tells the story of a Japanese sword through centuries of history.
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Tom Kratman's story placed third while "no award" won the most votes.