Steven J Zaloga has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armored vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in World War II, and he has also written extensively on American armored forces.Jim Laurier is a freelance illustrator, who has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration since the 1970s. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.