Francis Hamit is an internationally recognized journalist, author and playwright who once served in Military Intelligence. His past work includes articles on the Intelligence and Espionage for the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other publications. He is a member of the Association of Former Intellegience Officer and the National Military Intelligence Association, as well as the Military Writers Society of America. He was a member of the U.S. Army Security Agency during the Vietnam War and is Vietnam veteran. He is also a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop.