ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A special thank-you to my wife, Michelle, for all her love and support.

To Ed Victor, for starting it all.

To Steve Ross, Luke Dempsey, and the entire Crown Publishers team.

To T. M. for watching my back.

To Brad Graham at the Washington Post; Drs. Cohen, Whiteman, and Hayward; Professors Greenberger and Tongun; Rabbi Andy; Father Fraser; STS2SS Bordeaux (USN fmr); “B” and “E”; Jim; Jon; Julie; Jessie; Gregg; Honupo; and Dad, for “the human factor.”

And a final thank-you to the three men whose inspiration made this book possible: Studs Terkel, the late General Sir John Hackett, and, of course, the genius and terror of George A. Romero.