Barrett Tillman is a military expert with nearly forty books to his credit. He has contributed more than five hundred articles to aviation, military, and defense journals such as International Defense Review, Naval Institute Proceedings, and USAF Fighter Weapons Review. His recent works include a D-Day encyclopedia, a history of the Air Force, and a biography of Curtis LeMay. He has received five writing awards, including the second Admiral Radford Award for Naval History and Literature, and is an honorary member of three Navy squadrons. He has been honored by the Air Force Historical Foundation, the American Aviation Historical Society, and remains the youngest recipient of the Tailhook Association’s lifetime achievement award. He resides in Mesa, Arizona.