Barrett Tillman is a widely recognized authority on air warfare in World War II and the author of more than forty nonfiction and fiction books on military topics, including Clash of the Carriers and Whirlwind. One of his most influential books to date is On Yankee Station (1987), a critical appraisal of naval aviation in the Vietnam War that he wrote with John B. Nichols.
Tillman has received six awards for history and literature, including the Admiral Arthur Radford Award.
