Theodore Ayrault Dodge

Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Ayrault Dodge (18421909) was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted as a Union officer during theAmerican Civil War, rising to the rank of brevet lieutenant colonel. He was to lose his right leg at the battle of Gettysburg. He wrote extensively on the American Civil War before beginning his Great Captains series which includes Hannibal and Alexander the Great.

George F. Nafziger served as a Captain for 24 years in the USNR. Heis the author of numerous works on the Napoleonic era, including Napoleons Invasion of Russia and a trilogy of works on the 1813 campaign. He is also the owner and principal editor of The Nafziger Collection.