MEDIA COVERAGE
Steven Rabalais Presents live from Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Discussion with Rebecca Turner | October 3, 2017
Click here to watch the full live stream of author, Steven Rabalais, presenting in Chicago, IL, at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library... WATCH HERE
Discussion with Rebecca Turner | October 3, 2017
Click here to watch the full live stream of author, Steven Rabalais, presenting in Chicago, IL, at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library... WATCH HERE
Steven Rabalais on SuperTalk Mississippi
Discussion with Rebecca Turner | August 7, 2017
Award winning author, Steven Rabalais, stopped by the studio to talk about one of Mississippian's historical significance that seemed to have gone unforgotten...LISTEN HERE
Discussion with Rebecca Turner | August 7, 2017
Award winning author, Steven Rabalais, stopped by the studio to talk about one of Mississippian's historical significance that seemed to have gone unforgotten...LISTEN HERE
General Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor Reviewed by Ron Drees of Roads to the Great War
Ron Drees, Roads to the Great War | July 25, 2017
Ron Drees, Roads to the Great War | July 25, 2017

The biography of Fox Conner brings to life a forgotten soldier who, albeit behind the scenes, was the most influential American officer of the first half of the 20th century. While Conner held few commands and no combat positions, he designed armies and trained leaders who had enormous impact beyond his own service... READ MORE
Steven Rabalais Good Day Cenla
Discussion on Good Day Cenla | July 26, 2017
Discussion on Good Day Cenla | July 26, 2017

Steven Rabalais discussed his book General Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor with Mark Hamblen and Cindy Cespiva on Good Day Cenla... WATCH VIDEO
Steven Rabalais on The Jim Engster Show
Discussion with Jim Engster | JUNE 30, 2017
Author and attorney Steve Rabalais spoke about his new book General Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor. Rabalais received his BA in Journalism from LSU in 1982 and his Juris Doctor in 1985...LISTEN HERE
Discussion with Jim Engster | JUNE 30, 2017
Author and attorney Steve Rabalais spoke about his new book General Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor. Rabalais received his BA in Journalism from LSU in 1982 and his Juris Doctor in 1985...LISTEN HERE
Army Historical Foundation Honors Lafayette Author
Article by George Morris | JUNE 19, 2017
Steven Rabalais, of Lafayette, has received a 2016 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for his book "General Fox Conner: Pershing’s Chief of Operations and Eisenhower’s Mentor." Rabalais' book won the biography category of the award and was one of six books and three articles honored. Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, AHF chairman, announced the winners June 15 at the AHF annual members' meeting...READ MORE
Article by George Morris | JUNE 19, 2017
Steven Rabalais, of Lafayette, has received a 2016 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award for his book "General Fox Conner: Pershing’s Chief of Operations and Eisenhower’s Mentor." Rabalais' book won the biography category of the award and was one of six books and three articles honored. Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, AHF chairman, announced the winners June 15 at the AHF annual members' meeting...READ MORE
General Fox Conner and the American Expeditionary Force in WWI
Podcast by Tom Thorpe | May 29, 2017
Steven Rabalais talks about his biography of General Fox Conner (published by Casemate) who was the American Expeditionary Force during the Great War and was a mentor to Dwight Eisenhower in the 1920's...LISTEN HERE
Podcast by Tom Thorpe | May 29, 2017
Steven Rabalais talks about his biography of General Fox Conner (published by Casemate) who was the American Expeditionary Force during the Great War and was a mentor to Dwight Eisenhower in the 1920's...LISTEN HERE
VIDEO CLIP: Author Steven Rabalais at Calhoun City High School's General Fox Conner Celebration
Videos from Calhoun City High School's Facebook Page | JAN 31, 2017
Videos from Calhoun City High School's Facebook Page | JAN 31, 2017
School Honoring Slate Springs Native Conner
Pam McPhail, Webster Progress Times | JAN 11, 2017
Pam McPhail, Webster Progress Times | JAN 11, 2017

Calhoun City High School Principal Mike Ray is inviting the public to honor one of Mississippi’s most noted sons, Maj. Gen. Fox Conner, at 10 a.m. Jan. 27 in the school auditorium.
Honoring the general, a native of Calhoun County who was born in Slate Springs, comes on the heels of the recently published biography “General Fox Conner” by historian Steve Rabalais of Morgan City, Louisiana ... READ MORE
Honoring the general, a native of Calhoun County who was born in Slate Springs, comes on the heels of the recently published biography “General Fox Conner” by historian Steve Rabalais of Morgan City, Louisiana ... READ MORE
Louisiana Lawyer honors Mississippi War Hero with New Book
Michelle de Leon, Louisiana Record | JAN 8, 2017
“I looked around to get a Fox Conner book. There was no Fox Conner book at that time. I thought, ‘Well, you know, I’ve always wanted to try my hand at writing. Here’s a subject that warrants a book.’ So I decided to give it a try,” Rabalais said of his inspiration for the book... READ MORE
Michelle de Leon, Louisiana Record | JAN 8, 2017
“I looked around to get a Fox Conner book. There was no Fox Conner book at that time. I thought, ‘Well, you know, I’ve always wanted to try my hand at writing. Here’s a subject that warrants a book.’ So I decided to give it a try,” Rabalais said of his inspiration for the book... READ MORE
Steven Rabalais on Acadiana Today
Joe Sam, KLAF: Acadiana's News | DEC 23, 2016
Joe Sam, KLAF: Acadiana's News | DEC 23, 2016

Like a lot of people, Steven Rabalais thought he’d like to write a book someday. Like most of those people, his day job — litigation attorney and mediator in Lafayette — gave him neither time nor inspiration to pursue it.
Then, Rabalais discovered a little-known military officer whose story needed telling. So, Rabalais told it... WATCH VIDEO
Then, Rabalais discovered a little-known military officer whose story needed telling. So, Rabalais told it... WATCH VIDEO
Attorney's book highlights little-known but important military leader
George Morris, The Advocate | DEC 5, 2016
George Morris, The Advocate | DEC 5, 2016

Like a lot of people, Steven Rabalais thought he’d like to write a book someday. Like most of those people, his day job — litigation attorney and mediator in Lafayette — gave him neither time nor inspiration to pursue it. Then, Rabalais discovered a little-known military officer whose story needed telling. So, Rabalais told it... READ MORE
Lafayette man pens book after seeking biography
Vicky Branton, The Daily Iberian | NOV 30, 2016
Vicky Branton, The Daily Iberian | NOV 30, 2016

“In a lifetime of association with great and good men, he is the one more or less invisible figure to whom I owe an incalculable debt,” wrote Dwight D. Eisenhower of his mentor, General Fox Conner. “In sheer ability and character, he was the outstanding soldier of my time.”
When Lafayette attorney Steven Rabalais read the words of the former general, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he wanted to learn more about Fox Conner. Upon discovering that no full-length biography existed of the forgotten figure in American military history, Rabalais decided to write one... READ MORE
When Lafayette attorney Steven Rabalais read the words of the former general, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, he wanted to learn more about Fox Conner. Upon discovering that no full-length biography existed of the forgotten figure in American military history, Rabalais decided to write one... READ MORE
General Fox Conner's WWI Feats Detailed in New Bio
Military.com | NOV 30, 2016
Military.com | NOV 30, 2016

Because he couldn't find a book about the Mississippi native who was a mentor to Dwight D. Eisenhower and chief of staff to Gen. John Pershing, Louisiana attorney Steve Rabalais has written one.
His biography of Gen. Fox Conner, who was chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I, was published in October by Casemate Publishers, which specializes in military history... READ MORE
His biography of Gen. Fox Conner, who was chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I, was published in October by Casemate Publishers, which specializes in military history... READ MORE
Patterson native's book examine's a soldier's soldier
Bill Decker, The Daily Review | NOV 24, 2016
Bill Decker, The Daily Review | NOV 24, 2016

Rabalais, an attorney in Lafayette for more than 30 years, has written a book about another man you shouldn’t forget, not if you like history, especially the history of the world wars.
The man is Fox Conner, who served as Gen. John J. Pershing’s chief of operations during World War I and went on to influence some of the key players — and big personalities — of World War II. Despite the influence he exerted in two of history’s most lethal wars, Conner is nearly forgotten. READ MORE
The man is Fox Conner, who served as Gen. John J. Pershing’s chief of operations during World War I and went on to influence some of the key players — and big personalities — of World War II. Despite the influence he exerted in two of history’s most lethal wars, Conner is nearly forgotten. READ MORE
Patterson native Steve Rabalais has written "Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor." Here, Rabalais reads a passage about the relationship between Conner and Eisenhower.
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Patterson native Steve Rabalais reads from his book, "Fox Conner: Pershing's Chief of Operations and Eisenhower's Mentor'. This selection centers on Conner's life as a boy in Mississippi.
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