Edward H. Carpenter

I am a 29-year veteran of the US Military, and have toured Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Japan. An officer in the US Marines, I had the honor of serving as a Commander at the Marine Corps Air Station New River, before joining the Pentagon as a US Marines attaché. 

In 2019, I was seconded to the United Nations as a peacekeeper, responsible for the protection of civilians in the world's youngest nation, South Sudan.

I believe a true soldier fights for peace, not for a love of war. 

My career as a US Marine has given me firsthand experience of the futility of war, and the endemic disfunction within our most treasured institutions. 

I decided to deploy my pasison for writing to share these concens with the world, with a vision for building a world without war.

After leaving the US Marines, I graduated from Harvard University with a Masters in Creative Writing, and from the University of Melbourne with a Masters in Philosophy. With this combined background in writing and philosophy, I penned the expose memoir 'Blue Helmet' (2024, Potomac). 

My commentary on conflict and international relations has featured in publications including the Washington Post, World Politics Review,  the Journal of the United Service Institution, and the Small Wars Journal. 

I have authored several non-fiction books, including "The Warrior Ethos: One Marine Officer's Critique and Counterpoints", as well as fiction books including "Lethargica" and "Seven Lives to Repay Our Country". 

Born in the US, I now call Australia home, and can be found in Melbourne for most of the year. When I'm not writing, I'm trying to keep up with my wife and experience as much of the remaining natural world as possible - SCUBA diving, snowboarding, or exploring in our electric minicab named 'Henry'.