Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over three decades and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, with an accent on Russia and the former Soviet Union. He currently lives in Maryland.Felipe Rodríguez Náñez (aka Felipe Rodna) lives in Salamanca, Spain, where he works as an architect and computer graphics artist. His illustrations combine his experience in CG art with his passion for modelling.