Fred Minnick has written two nonfiction books and is a contributing author to Simon & Schuster’s The Blog of War. His writings, especially “NCO Alley,” have been critically acclaimed. Writes Harvey Olsen on Amazon.com: “Very earthy, very gritty, very you-are-there tales from the front line. I imagine that to civilians, some of the oddball, high-spirited antics in NCO Alley will seem incomprehensible, but those with military experience will be able to relate and will get a huge kick out of it. I don't know if I'll ever get that ‘like a coyote ravishing a housecat’ line out of my head.”

Chris Raybourne also speaks highly of NCO Alley: “I like this story because it shows that even in harsh environments and under the incredible stress of living in a war zone, soldiers find happiness and a sense of normality. It illustrates soldiers chilling and goofing off, a side of their lives during war often over looked…. One interesting ritual they have is to pin Sammy to the ground and dry hump him, not out of anger, and obviously not out of lust, it’s just something friends do to be funny.”

In addition to The Blog of War, Fred Minnick wrote a memoir about his Iraq experience. Titled Camera Boy: How I Sold The Truth (And The Lies) About Iraq, the book delves into the Iraq controversy. The combinations of experience and image, intention and reality, never appears in newspapers or on television in quite so convincing and graphic terms.

“Camera Boy is a gripping and beautifully written narrative that goes to the heart of the Iraq controversy, pinpointing the way that misleading messages are peddled from the field. Fred Minnick's book should be read by anyone who wants to be informed about how the Pentagon twists information, and by anyone who relishes a compelling story.” – Lary Bloom, author of When The Game Is On The Line and A Wry Chronicle of The Nutmeg State

Fred Minnick has written another memoir on his fraternity life. Frat Boy: Surviving Brotherhood Amidst Drugs, Alcohol and Foreclosure. This book introduces you to Oklahoma State’s Delta Chi chapter, which became a haven for drugs, earning the moniker “Delta Hi.”