Robert M. Citino je profesorem evropské historie na Eastern Michigan University a autorem sedmi dalších knih, včetně Quest for Decisive Victory: From Stalemate to Blitzkrieg in Europe, 1899-1940, German Way of War: From the Thirty Year's War to the Third Reich nebo Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare, jež získala cenu Society for Military History's Distinguished Book a cenu American Historical Association's Paul Birdsall.