Thomas M. Wing, a Naval Academy and Naval War College graduate, retired after thirty-two years as a Navy Surface Warfare officer. He served across a broad swath of tactical and operational billets, including more than ten years at sea in guided missile destroyers and frigates. A dedicated sailor for over half a century, he founded and served as executive director for the Continental Navy Foundation, and commanded the foundation’s tall ship, Megan D. He also taught seamanship and navigation to merchant mariners, while holding several Coast Guard licenses including Master and Master of Sailing Vessels; and was rated Able Seaman. All were approved for service Upon Oceans. Before finally retiring, he served as a Federal Civil Servant engineer and engineering manager for the Navy, overseeing the development and fielding of intelligence related communications systems.
Tom’s first novel, Against All Enemies, earned several awards for military fiction, including Gold Medals from the Military Writers Society of America, and Literary Titan. His short stories have been included in the Phobia! anthology and in periodicals. An amateur historian, his second novel is In Harm’s Way. Set during the American Revolution, he drops his main character into the chaos of impending rebellion. In Harm’s Way has already garnered a Silver Medal from Literary Titan for historical fiction, and is a finalist for a medal from the Military Writers Society of America. Accurate history and authentic settings are his obsession. The reviews he is most proud of come from Navy veterans, who said Against All Enemies brought them to a place where they could “smell the stale coffee and cigarette smoke in CIC.” Tom’s third novel, tentatively titled Perilous Shores, should be released in April, 2026.
He resides in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter, and a cat and dog. Whatever free time he has is still spent on the water. Keep up with his second obsession, nautical and naval trivia, or deleted scenes from his novels, at his web site, https://www.thomasmwing.com, and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThomasMWingWriter/.