Lea Santos has been making up stories since she was a child, according to her mother. Usually these had to do with where she was, who she was with, and whether or not she’d finished her math homework (which she hadn’t). When it came time to pick a career, Lea waffled, then did everything from working as a tour guide in Europe to being a cop, to working as a bookkeeper for an exotic bird and reptile company—probably not the best choice, since (1) she never did finish that math, and (2) the Komodo dragons freaked her out. She eventually decided to go with her strengths and continue making up stories, except this time, she’d turn them into whole books. She rarely lies… anymore about where she’s been or who she was with...Daniel Garcia has taught at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of San Francisco, Laney College in Oakland, and currently at the College of New Rochelle. Unlike many military historians who have rooted their intellectual experience in military service, Dr. Garcia has spent many years serving in various anti-war campaigns, including the anti-nuclear weapons campaign and the anti-Latin American interventionist campaigns of the 1980s.