Patrick Naughton is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army and a military historian. In addition to various tactical and operational assignments held over 28 years in the Army, including a year in Iraq, he has also served as a legislative liaison to the US Senate, an interagency fellow with the Department of Labor, and a Congressional partnership program fellow with the Partnership for a Secure America. He has also served as a senior fellow with West Point’s Center for Junior Officers. Patrick is also a recipient of the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. He holds a master’s degree in history from the US Army Command and General Staff College, where he was an Art of War Scholar, and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He lives in Fort Leavenworth, KS with his wife Sheila and two-year-old son Thomas. Patrick has published over a dozen articles in peer reviewed history and national security journals. This is his first book. His work can be found at www.patnaughton.com.