ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard L. Dunn has been researching and writing military history for forty years. His primary emphasis is the Pacific air war. His articles have appeared in scholarly journals and popular publications. His book Exploding Fuel Tanks is a unique contribution to the impact of aircraft protection on combat efficiency. He has been an invited speaker at General Walker Day, Roswell, N.M. (keynote), the MacArthur Memorial, veterans associations and other groups.

His private collection of intelligence material is one of the largest in private hands, of translations of captured Japanese wartime documents. Through access to primary source Japanese material he brings a unique balance to the story of combat operations in the Pacific.

Richard has written numerous articles on aviation and historical topics for websites and publications.