Robin Cross is a historian specializing in the Second World War. He is the author of over 30 books, two of which, VE Day and We’ll Meet Again, have been Sunday Times bestsellers. Other books include Citadel: The Battle of Kursk (now a Penguin History Classic), Fallen Eagle, an account of the fall of the Third Reich, and Warrior Women (both published by Quercus). He has also written scripts for over 150 television programs, mostly focusing on the Second World War and 20th-century history. He is married to the historical novelist Rosalind Miles and they live in Faversham, Kent.