Fred Burton is one of the world’s foremost experts on protective intelligence, global security and terrorism.  He is a former State Department counterterrorism deputy chief and DSS special agent, who investigated the kidnapping of the hostages held captive by Hezbollah and many other acts of terror.  He is the author of Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent and Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent’s Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice, and coauthor with Samuel M. Katz of the New York Times bestseller Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi.

Samuel M. Katz is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over twenty books on the Arab-Israeli conflict, military and law enforcement special operations, espionage, and international counterterrorism. He has written hundreds of articles for magazines and publications globally. He is a frequent guest on television and radio networks. Katz lectures police agencies and military commands worldwide on the history of terrorism and counterterrorist operations.