THE BOOK
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, a small, untested arm of the United States Navy was all that stood between the shattered American fleet and the ascendent Japanese Empire. Far off in Western Australia, U.S. submarine officer Benjamin Holt finds himself on the frontlines of World War II with nothing but a decades-old sub and a rusty crew.
The green 25-year-old is ordered to stop Imperial Japan’s bloody expansion across the Pacific any way he can. Between each nerve-wracking war patrol, he’s further challenged by Navy politics, faulty equipment, and his lost love back home, all while adjusting to his strange new life Down Under. Deeply researched and expertly told by a submarine veteran, Sink the Rising Sun combines edge-of-your-seat action, unforgettable characters, and wry humor to reveal a young officer — and his young nation — choosing to lead and accepting nothing but total victory. |
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ABOUT
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Jon C. Gabriel is a former U.S. Navy submarine nuclear reactor operator, and author of the novel Sink the Rising Sun, published December 2024.
Jon is a full-time scriptwriter and columnist, regularly contributing to Discourse Magazine and the Arizona Republic. His work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN.com, National Review, and elsewhere. Between the U.S. Navy and being a full-time writer, Jon worked as a graphic designer and marketing director for major brands, tech startups, and think tanks. He's also known for his large following and not very serious X/Twitter account, @ExJon. Jon graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University's prestigious Cronkite School of Journalism. He lives in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife and two daughters. |
OTHER WORK
You can find much of Jon's published work at Authory, which includes his regular columns, or at his Substack page. For direct access to his columns, visit Discourse Magazine and the Arizona Republic.
Jon has previously been published in The American Spectator, CNN, National Review, New York Post, Return, Ricochet, Spectator, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, among others. He hosted the popular King of Stuff podcast, serves as guest host for several talk radio programs, and has been interviewed by Fox News, National Public Radio, and NBC News. His video on Net Neutrality for PragerU received 1.7 million views.
Jon has previously been published in The American Spectator, CNN, National Review, New York Post, Return, Ricochet, Spectator, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, among others. He hosted the popular King of Stuff podcast, serves as guest host for several talk radio programs, and has been interviewed by Fox News, National Public Radio, and NBC News. His video on Net Neutrality for PragerU received 1.7 million views.