Mike’s first novel, No Good Like It Is, is a winding tale of violence, tolerance, and changing racial acceptance.  In it, two hard-bitten Confederate cavalrymen barely survive the Civil War, riding with the famed Eighth Texas Cavalry.  They then must struggle home to the Texas Panhandle, while accumulating enough misfits and strays to populate a small village.  This rowdy historical fiction is filled with rich characters, both real and should-have-been.

The sequel, Dog Soldier Moon, became available in December 2011. A centerpiece of this second historical novel is the attack by the Seventh Cavalry on a peaceful Cheyenne village on the Washita River in November 1868. Dog Soldier Moon took the Gold Medal for Historical Fiction, 2013, from the Military Writers Society of America.

BOTH books have been awarded finals honors in the National Indie Excellence Book Awards! Read the news HERE!

The third of the Superstition Gun Trilogy is Higher Ground.

Writing any historical takes skill and research, but Higher Ground is written by a combat veteran so his insight into battles is uncanny. The battle known as Custer’s Last Stand is so vivid in this book that you can almost hear the battle cries and smell the gun smoke. Higher Ground features a cast of characters that will keep you compelled to turn the page.

McKendree R. (Mike) Long III is a former soldier with two tours as an advisor to South Vietnamese Army units.  His awards and decorations include the Parachutist Badge, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Silver Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry (Gold and Silver Stars).

He now devotes his time to his family, his writing, his guns, and travel. He is a gun enthusiast, life member of the NRA and VFW, and is active in Sertoma.  He is often found on Seabrook Island, S.C.