Rick SteinkeRALPH R. "RICK" STEINKE is the author of Next Mission: US Defense Attaché to France, a memoir selected as a finalist for the Indie Excellence Awards and which earned honorable mention for the Readers' Favorites Book Awards. He has spent a lifetime inUS national security roles, including twenty-eight years in the US Army and fourteen in the US Department of Defense. Steinke's official duties have taken him to over thirty countries on the Eurasian landmass, including Afghanistan. He holds master's degrees in West European studies and diplomacy from Indiana and Norwich Universities, respectively, as well as post-graduation certificates in national and international security affairs from Harvard and Stanford Universities. His personal passions include faith, family, fly-fishing, and travel. Major Jake Fortina is his first novel. Read More Read Less