Mike CroissantMike Croissant retired from the CIA in 2021 after serving for more than twenty years as an analyst and targeting officer in locations ranging from Washington DC to the Middle East and South and Central Asia. More than a decade ago, he started seekingout veterans who served with his uncle in Italy during World War II. In the quest to learn about his uncle, who survived the war without a scratch but died in a plane crash shortly after the war ended, Mike discovered the facts revealed in Bombing Hitler's Hometown. He spent the next several years traveling across the United States and Europe, interviewing American veterans and Austrian civilians and visiting locations showcased in this book. Mike, who holds an undergraduate degree in political science and history from the University of Illinois and graduate degrees from Indiana University and Missouri State University, lives in Texas. Read More Read Less