The Holy Warrior

Since his late teenage years, Reagan Fancher has studied and been fascinated by Osama bin Laden's historical impact and earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in History at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and his Ph.D. at the University of North Texas. Fancher's previous publications include several book reviews of scholarly works on Afghanistan and other international topics of historical interest for 'Army History' magazine and 'H-Net'. Over the course of his studies, Fancher continued exploring bin Laden's impact on history, accessing numerous biographies, memoirs, and archival documents providing valuable insights into the al-Qaeda leader's wartime exploits fighting the Soviets. Fancher's previous awards include the Outstanding Graduate Student Award presented to him by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America for outstanding research in spring 2017, the Nation's Heritage Scholarship for 2020-2021, and the History Faculty Endowment Scholarship for 2022-2023. His passion is teaching the World History survey course that covers the sixteenth century to the present. Focused on Fancher's primary area of research and interest in history, 'The Holy Warrior: Osama Bin Laden and His Jihadi Journey in the Soviet-Afghan War', is his first book, which he successfully completed while simultaneously researching a separate and unrelated topic for his doctoral dissertation.