Col. Donn de Grand Pré, USA (ret.), served in Burma and China during World War II and was twice wounded commanding combat forces in Korea. Later, under then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, he was chief arms negotiator for the Middle East as part of the International Security Affairs division in the Pentagon’s Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he oversaw the sale of over a hundred billion dollars worth of military equipment. Since 1975, Colonel de Grand Pré has written a number of books, including his popular three-volume series, Barbarians Inside the Gates (GSC & Associates Publishing, 2000).