ROBERT GANDT is a former naval officer, international airline captain, and a prolific military and aviation writer. He is the author of thirteen books, including the novels The Killing Sky and Black Star Rising and the definitive work on modern naval aviation, Bogeys and Bandits. His screen credits include the television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. His acclaimed account of the Battle for Okinawa, The Twilight Warriors (Broadway Books, 2010) was the winner of the 2011 Morison Award for Naval Literature. He and his wife, Anne, live with their airplanes and two cats in Spruce Creek, a flying community in Daytona Beach, Florida. Visit his website at www.gandt.com.