About the Author
DAN KURZMAN, a former foreign correspondent for
The Washington Post, is the author of fifteen previous books and the winner of five major literary and journalistic awards. His books include
Fatal Voyage: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis; Left to Die: The Tragedy of the USS Juneau; and
Genesis 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War. He lives in North Bergen, New Jersey.
From the Hardcover edition.