Born in Denver, Colorado, Dolan currently lives in Macedonia. John Dolan now works with Mark Ames (of eXile fame) to produce the Radio War Nerd weekly podcast on military matters. Regardless of attributed name, Dolan/Brecher is an astute observer of modern warfare who now turns that keen analysis to the most classical of documented battles, The Iliad. Dolan's version of The Iliad is sapped of the usual saccharine romance attributed to heroes and lets the action tell the story.
John Dolan's work under the nom de guerre Gary Brecher The War Nerd has been met with both acclaim and controversy.
He strips away clunky, archaic language to reveal the true meaning and themes that animate this tale of war and futility. But in Dolan's version, you'll be amazed at how funny, raw, and terrifying this doomed world of war really is. The Greeks and Trojans are still fighting. Poet, novelist, essayist, and former teacher John Dolan revisits this ancient tale and restores it to its ancient glory. But who has really read the text? Until now, The Iliad was hijacked by academics and used to bludgeon schoolchildren as a boring-yet- mandatory reading. We're taught that The Iliad is a foundational text of civilization. We recognize the names: Achilles, Odysseus, Zeus, and Apollo.
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