Michael Keane

Michael Keane was embedded in Iraq with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, under the command of General David Petraeus, and in Kabul, Afghanistan, at the headquarters of the ISAF Commander, General Stanley McChrystal. Keane is a former Fellow of the U.S. Department of Defense's National Security Education Program. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and The History Channel, and has been profiled in BusinessWeek magazine. Keane is also the author of PATTON: Blood, Guts, and Prayer and the Dictionary of Modern Strategy and Tactics. He earned his JD from the University of Texas School of Law, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from the University of Southern California. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

Michael Garland, an award-winning author and illustrator, has been on the New York Times Best Seller list four times! His work includes Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook, which recently won the California and Delaware State Reading awards, and Christmas Magic, now a season classic and currently being developed for a TV special. Garland has illustrated for celebrity authors like James Patterson and Gloria Estefan. His illustrations for Patterson's SantaKid were the inspiration for Saks Fifth Avenue's Christmas holiday window display in New York City. His work has won many honors and is frequently included in the Society of Illustrators and the Original Art of Children's book show, as well as annuals from Print, Graphis, and Communications Arts magazines.