Laurel Holliday has a private psychotherapy practice in Seattle, USA. Formerly a teacher and editor she now writes full time and is the author of three previous books in the Children in Conflict series: , including CHILDREN IN THE HOLOCAUST AND WORLD WAR II: THEIR SECRET DIARIES published by Piatkus, CHILDREN OF THE TROUBLES published by Pocket isbn 0 671 537385 and CHILDREN OF THE DREAM published by Pocket isbn 0 671 00803XJames Webb, a 1968 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1987 to 1988, is one of the most highly decorated Marines of the Vietnam era. He is the author of the bestsellers "Fields of Fire" & "Sense of Honor", among other books.