Three MARSOC Marines armed with rifles deployed in Afghanistan behind a wall.

Welcome to the Official Site of Joshua Shores
Marine & Award-Winning Author of counting on death.

Winner — 2026 NYC Big Book Award, Military Nonfiction

Finalist — Wisconsin Writers Awards, Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award

Reviewed **— Journal of Advanced Military Studies, Marine Corps University Press**

Reviewed **— Leatherneck: Magazine of the Marines, April 2026**

COUNTING ON DEATH

A Marine Infantryman's Journey from the Front Lines of Combat to the Fight for Peace