Stephen Shapiro is a lifelong aficionado of military history, and a recipient of the Canadian War Museum History Award.Tina Forrester is a researcher and writer on a broad spectrum of subjects. Her previous works include Ultra Hush-Hush, and The Birthday Book.Illustrator David Craig is highly skilled at depicting historical events and people. His previous works include the dramatic illustrations in the children's books Attack on Pearl Harbor and First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane. The latter title won the 2003 James Madison Book Award.