E. Michael Davis II
Author · Historian · Retired Army First Sergeant
E. Michael Davis II served nearly 25 years in the United States Army as a Military Police Soldier and Military Police Investigator, retiring as a First Sergeant. His work centered on investigations, anti- and counter-terrorism, police special operations, intelligence and force protection, alongside nearly every U.S. security and law enforcement agency and dozens of police, security and intelligence agencies of friendly foreign governments.
He served combat tours in the Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan and three in Iraq. His decorations include two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart and the Order of the Marechaussee.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Military History, a Graduate Certificate in Terrorism Studies, and Master’s degrees in Post-1945 Military History, Emergency and Disaster Management, and Homeland Security from American Military University, all with honors.
Today he is an author, historian and blogger, and remains active in the anti- and counter-terrorism community.
Books
Behind the Eyes (novel)
He survived four wars by reading men’s eyes. Some eyes he never forgot.
Coming soon in hardback on Amazon, December 2026.
Misadventures in the Middle East: The Twisted Road to World War III (2nd ed.)
A study of the Cold War era and how the actions of the United States contributed to the rise of militant Islamism and, ultimately, the Global War on Terror. It offers an unvarnished assessment that steers clear of both flat charges of American imperialism and the simplistic American version of events.
Huguenots and Catholics: The Fight for Colonial Florida
The true story of the 16th-century collision between French Huguenots and Spanish Catholics on Florida’s First Coast, where the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the United States was founded. When colonists seeking religious freedom met an empire expanding in the name of God, killing in the name of God became the norm.
The Definition of Insanity
Using case studies and statistical and historical data on mass shootings from 1982 to 2019, this research explores how psychotropic medications helped bring about the demise of psychiatric institutionalization, and how that may have contributed to violent attacks.
