Thomas McKenna is an anthropologist who has lived and worked for years in Moro communities in the Philippines and has spent decades researching and writing and about their culture and history. He has won writing and teaching awards and has published a number of scholarly works, including the book Muslim Rulers and Rebels. Moro Warrior is the book he has wanted to write for some time—a true adventure story of World War II written for a general audience, and with a remarkable Moro protagonist.