Kevin J. Dougherty is an instructor in the Department of History at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a retired Army officer and author of The Peninsula Campaign of 1862: A Military Analysis and Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience. Martin J. Dougherty is a freelance writer and editor specializing in military and defence topics. His published works deal with subjects ranging from the history of small arms to naval warfare and private security. He has also contributed to Battles of the Ancient World and Battles That Changed History. Parker Hills is a retired brigadier general with 25 years of military service. He has conducted battlefield tours and military staff rides throughout the United States and is a graduate of the United States Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous writings on American history and the Civil War. Chris McNab has written extensively on military history, weapons technology and military strategy, contributing to more than 50 titles. He has also contributed to Battles That Changed Warfare. Michael F. Pavkovic earned his Ph.D from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He currently serves as an associate professor of strategy and policy at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He is co-author of What is Military History?