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 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. His latest work "What We Need: Extravagance and Shortage
in America's Military" is a provocative examination of the American
defense establishment.
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