Don Bendell

Don Bendell (born January 8, 1947) is an American author, rancher, tracker, and Vietnam combat veteran.^[2][3][4] He has published 31 books and assisted in exposing former Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy's claims of serving as a Green Beret as false.^[5]

Don Bendell
Born	(1947-01-08) January 8, 1947 (age 78) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Author karate instructor cowboy rancher
Education	Colorado Christian University (BS) Grand Canyon University (MS)
Genre	Western, war, military thriller, history, romance, science fiction, biography, memoir
Spouse	Janet S. Barbera Sullivan Bendell[1]
Children	6

Bendell was born in Akron, Ohio, and has had his work published in The American Spectator.^[6] Bendell is a grand master instructor in five martial arts,^[7][8] and is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame.^[9]

Education

Bendell has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Colorado Christian University and a Master of Science in Business from the Ken Blanchard College of Business in Grand Canyon University.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

In November 2016, Bendell spoke and was master of ceremonies at the largest rally in Colorado introducing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. One week earlier he was an Emcee and introduced Eric J. Trump at Colorado Christian University in Denver.^[10][11]

In 2018, Bendell ran as a Republican for the Colorado House of Representatives and was narrowly defeated by his Democratic opponent, Brianna Buentello.^[12]

Bibliography

Fiction

Chief of Scouts series

• Chief of Scouts (1995)^[13][14]
• Horse Soldiers (1995)
• Colt (1995)
• Justis Colt (1995)
• Matched Colts (1997)^[15]
• Blazing Colts (1999)
• Coyote Run (1995)
• Warrior (1995)
• Eagle (1995)
• War Bonnet (2002)

Criminal Investigation Detachment

• Criminal Investigation Detachment (2006)
• Broken Borders (2006)
• Bamboo Battleground (2007)

Strongheart series

• Strongheart: A Story of the Old West (2011)
• Blood Feather (2013)
• The Indian Ring (2016)
• The Rider of Phantom Canyon (2016)

Military Thriller

• Detachment Delta (2009)

Science fiction

Don Bendell writing under the pen name Ron Stillman

• Tracker (1990)
• Tracker 2: Green Lightning (1990)
• Tracker 3: Blood Money (1991)
• Tracker 4: Black Phantom (1991)
• Tracker 5: Firekill (1991)
• Tracker 6: Death Hunt (1991)

Non-fiction

• Crossbow (1990)
• The B-52 Overture (1992)^[16]
• Valley of Tears (1993)
• Snake Eater: Characters in and Stories about the U. S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam (1994)^[17]
• VALLEY OF TEARS: Assault Into the Plei Trap Valley (2010)^[18]
• Tracks of Hope: A Memoir (2011)
• Real Men are Cowboys and Women Love Them co-written with Dr. Janet Bendell (2019)