Simone Thompson

BEN THOMPSON is the author of Guts & Glory: The American Civil War, Guts & Glory: The Vikings, and Guts & Glory: World War II. He has written several books on military history as well as humorous history-related material for publications such as Soldier of Fortune and organizations like the American Mustache Institute. Ben currently owns four swords (if you count a letter opener shaped like Glamdring the Foe-hammer) and can jump over most garbage cans in one leap. He lives in Washington and invites you to visit his website at gutsandgloryhistory.com.