Born in Jersey City, NJ, Fleming served in the United States Navy before graduating with honors from Fordham University. He was admitted as an honorary member of The Society of the Cincinnati, and has also appeared on C-SPAN, the History Channel, A&E, and PBS.
Mr. Fleming recently published the 50th anniversary edition of his Now We Are Enemies: The Story of Bunker Hill(American History Press 2010). Over the last fifty years, his books have included: Beat The Last Drum (1963) — a panoramic account of the siege of Yorktown, the victory that won the Revolution. One Small Candle (1964) — the story of the Pilgrims first year in the New World. The Man From Monticello: An Intimate Biography of Thomas Jefferson. (1969) West Point: The Men and Times of the U.S. Military Academy (1969) The Man Who Dared The Lightning (1971) — a biography of Benjamin Franklin The Forgotten Victory (1974) — the story of the 1780 battle of Springfield, N.J.- a clash that could have ended the Revolutionary War in Britain's favor. 1776: Year of Illusions (1975) — a revisionist view of America's most important year. New Jersey: A History (1977) The First Stroke (1978) — the battles of Lexington and Concord, written for the National Park Service. The Living Land of Lincoln (1980) — a picture and text book celebrating Abraham Lincoln's "abiding presence." Downright Fighting (1988)— the battle of Cowpens, written for the National Park Service. Liberty! The American Revolution (1997) — the companion volume to the award-winning PBS television show of the same title. Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America (1999) Lights Along The Way, Great Stories of American Faith (1999) — a collection of articles, many originally published in Guideposts, the interfaith magazine. The New Dealers' War: FDR and the War Within World War II (2001) The Illusion of Victory, America in World War I (2003) The Louisiana Purchase (2003) — part of a series, Turning Points in American History, published by Wiley. Mysteries of My Father (2005) — a memoir Washington’s Secret War, The Hidden History of Valley Forge (2005) The Perils of Peace, America’s Struggle to Survive After Yorktown (2007) The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers (2009) Now We Are Enemies (2010) — Fiftieth Anniversary Edition
