Mark E. Stille (Commander, United States Navy, retired), received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. He worked in the intelligence community for 38 years including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff, on US Navy ships, and as a Senior Intelligence Officer at a national intelligence agency. He is the author of almost 50 Osprey titles with a focus on Pacific War naval history.