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Finally, a definitive biography of General Curtis LeMay

"... a fine, candid book ..." --R. James Woolsey, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

"... an excellent biography." --James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense

"Warren Kozak has captured brilliantly the essence of one of America's greatest generals and combat commanders." --Lt. General Thomas McInerney, retired, former assistant vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force

About Warren

Warren Kozak, with the subject of his first biography, Rabbi Haskel Besser, in Poland.

Warren Kozak in flight on a SAC B-52 bomber, 1983

Warren Kozak was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is proud of his solid mid-western roots. His father was an independent insurance agent, as was his grandfather. Much of his childhood was spent on a lake in Wisconsin. As a nine year old in 1960, his parents brought him to a rally for candidate John F. Kennedy, sparking a lifelong interest in the nation's political system. After a public school education, Warren went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin in 1973 with a B.A. in political science. He then left for New York City and his dream of working in a TV network newsroom.

His first job at ABC News was as researcher where he helped compile the election fact book for the Ford-Carter presidential race in 1976. He spent much of that year traveling on the campaign as he did again in 1980, but this time as a producer/reporter for National Public Radio. Later at NPR, he reported on everything from live Senate hearings to the first space shuttle mission in 1981.

From 1985 to 1986, Warren lived in Beijing where he worked as a journalist and traveled throughout Asia.

Two years later, in 1988, he turned his focus to his lifelong interest in World War II when he co-wrote the PBS Documentary on the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht with CBS legend Eric Sevareid.

In the 1990s, Warren Kozak returned to ABC News where he served as a writer for some of the network's most respected news anchors including Ted Koppel, Charlie Gibson, Diane Sawyer and Aaron Brown. Later, he wrote for Lou Dobbs at CNN.

In 1993, Warren was a winner of the prestigious Benton Fellowship at the University of Chicago.

His OpEds have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Sun as well as other newspapers and magazines.

In 2004, Warren's first book, The Rabbi of 84th Street, was published by HarperCollins. This biography of a legendary rabbi, Haskel Besser, who was born in Poland before World War II is a window into the rich Hasidic world of that era that was destroyed in the war.

His second book, LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay, was published by Regnery in 2009. His fascination with World War II was first sparked by his father's experiences in that conflict. He dedicated the book to his father who was a captain in the U.S. Army and served in the European Theater. With LeMay, The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay, Warren combines his reporting skills along with his flare for writing to produce the first major biography in decades of Curtis LeMay, a military legend.