Allan Forsyth worked for many years as an editor for various college textbook publishers before becoming a freelance writer and editor. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, he has edited several books about aviation history and twentieth-century history.

Adam Hochschild is a reporter, writer, and editor who was co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. His books include The Unquiet Ghost: Russians Remember Stalin and Half the Way Home: A Memoir of Father and Son.