Deptula nails it! A Dog Before a Soldier is a masterpiece at several different levels.

Historically, the author captures a grand breadth of events succinctly and with precision giving the reader a much broader perspective for understanding the various elements that led to America’s war for independence. Deptula’s own military experience is readily evident in his explanations of strategies, tactics, and leadership that help the reader gain a better idea of how and why the political decisions and battles played out in the way that they did.

Deptula is an exceptionally gifted writer. His prose paint perfect pictures of clarity, easily bringing the reader into the scenes with him. The development of the important historical figures offers a richer perception of events and Deptula manages to weave the fictional characters expertly into the novel thereby creating an historically accurate piece with an overlying storyline which keeps the reader turning the pages to learn what happens next.