Gary A. Best

From the rear inside flap of "Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World War": Gary A. Best earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota and holds rank as Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan, is the recipient of the Outstanding Professor award of his university and has been named a distinguished alumnus from two colleges. His first work of the Second World War, "Belle of the Brawl; Letters Home from a B-17 Bombardier," was a medalist of the Military Writers Society of American. "Silent Invaders: Combat Gliders of the Second World War" is his first book for Fonthill Media.

From the back cover of his newest work, his debut novel, "Tink's Tank" - "Tink's Tank chronicles the adventures of the crew members of a U.S. Eighth Air Force B-17 during WW II..."

An endorsement of Tink's Tank, also on the back cover exclaims: "Tink's Tank by Gary Best has been, hands down, the best reading experience I've had in a long time! Best's narrative is strong, vivid, and compelling, with characters so fully rounded and scenes so well depicted you feel as if you're there beside them. And if tat weren't satisfying enough, Best has also tossed in a fair share of surprises. I can truly say that once I started reading Tink's Tank, I found it impossible to put down. - Dwight Jon Zimmerman, award-winning military historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author."