Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata, U.S. Army (Retired), is
the national bestselling author of Direct Fire, Reaper Ghost
Target, Besieged (a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best Mystery/Thriller
of 2017), Three Minutes to Midnight, Foreign and Domestic, and the
Threat series. During his active duty military career, he commanded
combat units in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 10th
Mountain Division. His last combat tour was in Afghanistan in 2007
where he earned the Combat Action Badge and the Bronze Star Medal.
He is a frequent foreign policy guest commentator on Fox News, CNN,
and One America News Network’s Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler.
Previously, General Tata served as the Secretary of Transportation
of North Carolina, Superintendent of Schools for Wake County Public
School System, and Chief Operating Officer of Washington, DC,
Public Schools.
Brigadier General Tata donates a portion of his earnings to the USO
Metro DC, the North Carolina Heroes Fund, and the Michael Murphy
Foundation.
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