MARCUS A. NANNINI began his writing career when he published his own newspaper in the sixth grade and charged 25 cents per school quarter for the privilege of reading the only hand-written copy of each edition. The newspaper was a modest success. He was a paid newspaper reporter during his undergraduate years and also worked three semesters as the research assistant to journalism professor Richard Stocks Carlson, Ph.D. A life-long history buff with a particular interest in World War II and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Nannini is the author of several highly regarded WWII titles.