Cynthia Kraack is an author of fiction, short stories and nonfiction. 40 Thieves on Saipan received Best Book in Military History from the American Book Festival. The High Cost of Flowers won two 2014 Midwest Book Awards.
Joseph Tachovsky is the son of Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky, commander of the 40 Thieves. A story told at his father’s funeral of how he “saved every man in our unit” from a Japanese tank set Joseph on a journey to discover everything he could about the 40 Thieves.