Hole in the Head Press was created in 2002 to publish the second edition of Rings of Supersonic Steel as well as other books on the Cold War and the Atomic Age.

I was one of the founding members of the Fort MacArthur Museum Association, the publisher of the first edition of Rings. When the first edition sold out, the authors granted me the rights to publish the second edition.

So, why did I name my publishing company, Hole in the Head Press?

When I retired from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Investigation and moved to Bodega Bay, some sixty miles north of San Francisco, I discovered there was a large hole in Bodega Head - known locally, as The Hole in the Head. The Hole in the Head is one of the most visible reminders of Pacific Gas & Electric's ill-advised attempt to build an "Atomic Park""Atomic Park" nearly on top of the San Andreas earthquake fault that runs out to sea through Bodega Head.

Thus, I decided to call my publishing company, Hole in the Head Press.

Things tend to move slowly up here on the North Coast. I'm retired and am involved with the Coast Defense Study Group as well as an effort to rehabilitate an old Nike Ajax launch site on Angel Island, so watch for new titles to appear periodically over the next several years.

Sincerely,  

Sam Stokes, Publisher