Books by Matthew B Wills

Matthew B. Wills received a commission in the US Army after graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1954. His time in the service was mostly spent in the UK at RAF Station Mildenhall and RAF Station Upper Heyford, and after release from active duty he graduated from the University of Colorado Law School. He went on to practise in Colorado Springs for 32 years. He is the author of Wartime Missions of Harry L Hopkins, A Diminished President: FDR in 1944 and The Lindbergh Report. He lives in Colorado Springs. Lieutenant Commander Douglas Hadler RN joined the Royal Navy in 1958. He served at sea on the Home, Caribbean, Mediterranean and Far East stations as well as two periods ashore in the Ministry of Defence and two on the Commander-in-Chief's staff at Northwood. He retired from the service in 1980 and took up an administrative job in NATO, during which time he spent six months in Zagreb as Theatre Budget Officer for the whole NATO force during Bosnia operations. He lives in Buckinghamshire. Admiral Sir Jock Slater CGB LVO DL joined the Royal Navy in 1958, and went on to command HMS Jupiter (1972-1973), HMS Kent (1976-1977) and HMS Illustrious (1981-1983). In 1991 he became Commander-in-Chief Fleet and in 1993 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. He was First Sea Lord from 1995 to 1998. After retiring he has held a variety of posts including Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire, Chairman of the RNLI and Chairman of the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum.