Douglas R. Pricer is the author of more than a dozen books and numerous magazine and newspaper articles. He has written for various organizations and publications, including the Orange County Register, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, the Marine Corps University Archives, World War Two Magazine, Military History Magazine, and U.S. Naval History Magazine.

Doug is a graduate of Sonoma State University with a BA in history. He makes his home in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife Shelley, their five children, five grandchildren, one feline diva and one reclusive turtle.