A former fighter pilot, <b>Richard Herman</b> was a member of the United States Air Force for twenty-one years, until he retired in 1983 with the rank of Major. He is the author of <i>The Warbirds, Force of Eagles, Firebreak, </i>and <i>Call to Duty</i> — all published in paperback by Avon Books — and he currently lives and works in Fair Oaks, a suburb of Sacramento, California.