Victor Brooks was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in 1947 and later studied the history of education at La Salle University and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received an Ed.D. He is now professor of education at Villanova University. Mr. Brooks is the author of ten books, including The Fredericksburg Campaign, nominated for the Virginia Literary Prize; The Normandy Campaign: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; and Hell Is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific. He has three sons and lives in Norristown, Pennsylvania.