Ralph McAllister Ingersoll was an American writer, editor, and publisher who helmed influential publications like The New Yorker and Fortune. He founded and led the progressive newspaper PM, famously staking out its ethos in a front-page editorial: “We’re against people who push other people around.” Ingersoll was known for his prodigious energy and talent for magazine-making, which led him to cover pivotal global events and meet with world leaders. His career embodies a dynamic and engaged approach to media and writing.
Allan Moses was a legendary figure, who was better known abroad than at home. A fisherman from Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Moses�s fame began when he identified an albatross captured in the Bay of Fundy, 7000 miles away from its Antarctic home. Thus began a career that led Moses to South America, west Africa, and back to the Bay of Fundy once again on scientific expeditions that changed the history of ornithology.
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Válečný dopisovatel kapitán Ingersoll, v civilu novinář a vydavatel novin, se zúčastnil závěrečné fáze "honu na pouštní lišku" - bojů u tuniského El Guetarru na jaře r. 1943. Jeho vyprávění a zasvěcené komentáře, které tehdy jistě zaujaly nejednoho řadového Američana, osloví zřejmě i dnešního čtenáře a zájemce o vojenskou historii. Více prostoru, než efektnímu líčení dramatických situací, Ingersoll věnuje velmi názornému popisu organizace a vybavení týlových i bojových jednotek americké armády, "běžnému životu" amerického vojáka u frontové linie. Po vlastních zkušenostech poukazuje na nutnost intenzivního, tvrdého výcviku, má-li armáda Spojených států obstát v dalších bojích.