Robert O. Harder was an Air Force ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate and Strategic Air Command "Cold War" B-52D aircrewman with 145 combat missions during the Vietnam War. A rated navigator and radar bombardier, he also flew nuclear training sorties and stood Pad Alert. A former chain retail executive, he is a commercial pilot, FAA-certificated flight instructor, and free-lance writer. Harder and his wife Dee Dee live in Chicago and at their summer cabin on Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota. For more information on him and his books visit his website at robertoharder.com.