Ten Authors Who Lived Like Action Heroes

The Nerd-Jock Dichotomy Is False. Ten men who were both:

Jünger fought WWI at 19, saw intense action at the frontlines, led his unit to impossible victories, was wounded 7 times, survived headshots, read Nietzsche in his spare time, and self-published the classic Storm Of Steel.

Lawrence Of Arabia. Cycled 3,500 km+ and walked 1,600+ km to study castles at the age of 19, became one of the Allied leaders of the Arab Revolt during WW1, became a seaplane expert, wrote the best-selling Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, and died in a mysterious bike crash at 46.

Julius Caesar. Perhaps the greatest king in history, his very name became synonymous with absolute authority: Caesar, Kaiser, Tzar. He wrote many poems & tragedies that don't survive. His book on the Gaul campaigns and the Civil War dom and have a unique muscular style.

Roald Dahl shot down more than five enemy planes in WWII, climbed out of the wreckage of a burning plane, went blind, recovered his vision, became a spy, seduced famous women to gather intelligence secrets, wrote Matilda and other classics, highest earning dead man of 2021.

Charles Lindbergh was the first man ever to fly nonstop from NYC to Paris, caused the global Aviation boom, was Time's first ever Man Of The Year, invented the perfusion pump which makes organ transplants possible today, and wrote "We" - one of the best-sellers of 1927.

Socrates fought at least 3 major battles in the Peloponnesian War, notably protected two of his fellow soldiers from the enemy when they were injured, fought till he was 50 years with men half his age, advised generals, and became the most famous philosopher in history.

Wittgenstein was one of the richest men in the world in 1914 and qualified for a medical exemption in WWI. He went to the frontlines anyway, always took the most dangerous positions, won the highest honors, and became one of the most influential thinkers of the century.

Aeschylus invented the Genre of Tragedy, invented the convention of Trilogies, and won multiple awards at Dionysia - the Intellectual Olympics of Ancient Athens. And yet he was so much prouder of his military victories that on his tombstone, only his war career is mentioned.

André Malraux rediscovered lost cities, launched archeological expeditions for exotic temples, became a P.O.W. in WWII, got freed and led a brigade, and became France's first Culture Minister under De Gaulle. His novel "Man's Fate" won France's highest literary award.

Dennis Wheatley was expelled from college, fell prey to chemical warfare in WWI, and saw his wine business shut down in the Great Depression. But then he became the world's best-selling author and a pivotal member of the British Information Warfare team in WWII.

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