Las Cruces author publishes third book in military trilogy

Las Cruces resident, writer and Army U.S. veteran Bob Worthington, Ph.D., has published the third book of a planned military trilogy titled “The Making of an Army Psychologist.” The book was released by McFarland Publishers March 22 and is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and many other bookstores, Wilson Binkley Advertising and Marketing said in a news release.

“This book is about my last decade in the Army,” Worthington said. “I needed money to complete graduate school and had already served one tour as a combat advisor so I returned to Vietnam as a combat advisor.”

In the book, Worthington describes being a graduate student earning both his master’s degree and doctorate in psychology, the news release said. He depicts his clinical work with Vietnam vets, American POWs and research regarding PTSD. Also covered are his experiences as a sport psychologist with the U.S. Olympics and his work in the courtroom as a forensic psychologist.

“The Making of an Army Psychologist” is the last in Worthington’s book series that includes “Under Fire with the ARVN Infantry” and “Fighting Viet Cong in the Rung Sat,” both of which were recognized with a Military Writers Society of America (MWSA)national award for excellence in literature. Worthington is now finishing his next book about his 40 years as a pilot, aviation journalist and aviation psychologist.

Worthington is a multiple award-winning writer, with more than 2,600 publications having featured his work. He is a member of the Las Cruces Writers Group and MWSA.

As a retired Army officer with 15 years in the infantry and a decade as an Army clinical psychologist, Worthington was awarded the combat infantryman badge, seven decorations for valor, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal and several awards for meritorious service.

Worthington also was a professor in the New Mexico State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Visit www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com.