An author of
alternate history fiction, he is a
professor at Montreat College. He has written
The Lost Regiment series, about a regiment of
Union soldiers in the
Civil War who are transported to another
world, in which
humans are
cattle for another race. He has also co-authored
1945 with
Newt Gingrich.
The Lost Regiment shows the evolution of warfare - the Hordes initially fight human with arrows and swords, facing cannon and musket. The Hordes over time learn, and Forstchen does an excellent job of discussing the logistics of running a campaign across a spread front. A must read.