Don Bendell

Don Bendell (born January 8, 1947, in Akron, Ohio) is an American author, rancher, tracker, and a former Green Beret. He has published 26 books and assisted in exposing former Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy's claims of serving as a Green Beret as false.

Bendell has had his work published in several newspapers and magazines, such as The American Spectator. Bendell is skilled in multiple martial arts, owns his own karate school, and is a 1995 inductee into the International Karate & Kickboxing Hall of Fame.

Chief of Scouts series

 * Chief of Scouts (1995)
 * Horse Soldiers (1995)
 * Colt (1995)'' (1995)

Colt Family series

 * Justis Colt (1995)
 * Matched Colts (1997)
 * Blazing Colts (1999)

Criminal Investigation Detachment

 * Criminal Investigation Detachment (2006)
 * Broken Borders (2006)
 * Bamboo Battleground (2007)

Strongheart series

 * Strongheart: A Story of the Old West (2011)
 * Blood Feather (2013)
 * The Indian Ring (2016)

Standalone novels

 * Coyote Run (1995)
 * Warrior (1995)
 * Eagle (1995)
 * War Bonnet (2002)

Non-fiction

 * Crossbow (1990)
 * The B-52 Overture (1992)
 * Valley of Tears (1993)
 * Snake Eater: Characters in and Stories about the U. S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam (1994)
 * VALLEY OF TEARS: Assault Into the Plei Trap Valley (2010)
 * Tracks of Hope: A Memoir (2011)

Politics
In November 2016, Bendell spoke at a rally in support of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.