Jamie Dodson

THE REAL-LIFE ADVENTURES OF JAMIE DODSON LIVING IN HAWAII rekindled Jamie's childhood passion for learning more about the era of the great flying boats. Boats were in his family DNA, after all. Born in London, Jamie's parents immigrated to Canada when he was 3. After a year, the family moved to Chicago. When he graduated from Lane Technical High School, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served 13 months in Vietnam. After active duty, Jamie joined the 3/87th Mountain Infantry, US Army...See more

THE REAL-LIFE ADVENTURES OF JAMIE DODSON LIVING IN HAWAII rekindled Jamie's childhood passion for learning more about the era of the great flying boats. Boats were in his family DNA, after all. Born in London, Jamie's parents immigrated to Canada when he was 3. After a year, the family moved to Chicago. When he graduated from Lane Technical High School, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served 13 months in Vietnam. After active duty, Jamie joined the 3/87th Mountain Infantry, US Army Reserve, and studied Geospatial Science at the University of Colorado. While at university he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Program and received a Military Intelligence commission along with his bachelor's degree. After serving on three continents, two wars and across the Pacific he retired. Raytheon offered him a position as a Principal Systems Engineer and he moved the family to Huntsville, Alabama. About the same time Jamie says he got the idea for the story and the Nick Grant character. And so the story began! "I write historical fiction novels depicting real events and the people who influenced them. I tell the story from the prospective of a fictional character, inspired by HAWK Six, a former US Army Airborne Ranger, Military Intelligence Pilot and Homeland Security Senior Intelligence Officer." Flying Boats and Spies was published in June 2008. China Clipper was published in June 2010. Mission: Shanghai was published in June 2012. See less