Pour one out for Gordon L. Rottman
If you have bought an Osprey book in the past several years, odds are it may have been written by Gordon L. “Gordo” Rottman, as he wrote over 130 titles, with a particular focus on the US involvement in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Rottman passed away late last month at the age of 78.
As noted by Osprey:
Gordo entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces, and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. Following that, he was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years before becoming a freelance writer.