Drawing on his experience as a retired United States Navy officer, he has written the Stark's War and Paul Sinclair series.

He has also written over a dozen short stories, many published in Analog magazine, and a number of non-fiction works.

[1] The series follows a conflict between US Army soldiers and their leadership during a campaign that takes place on the Moon.

Faced with increasingly outrageous disregard for their survival, the enlisted soldiers mutiny under the leadership of Sergeant Stark, who then faces an uncertain path in dealing with the civilian colony they are based next to, as well as the Pentagon and US government.

The title character is a junior officer aboard the USS Michaelson, a military spaceship in peacetime conditions.