Matthew J. Davenport’s first book, First Over There, a finalist for the 2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, was acclaimed as “a brilliant work for every library” by ...view moreMatthew J. Davenport’s first book, First Over There, a finalist for the 2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, was acclaimed as “a brilliant work for every library” by Library Journal and heralded by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian James McPherson as “military history at its best.” Matthew J. Davenport has been a contributing writer for the Wall Street Journal’s Books and Arts section and Salon, and is a member of the Authors Guild. A native of Missouri and a former prosecutor, he practices law in North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and two sons.view less