Michael Riffe Little was born in Natchez, Mississippi, but his first memories were of Verdun, France, where his father was stationed as an F-86 fighter pilot. Besides France, he grew up in Oxford, Mississippi (baby-sat on occasion by William Faulkner's daughter, Jill); Knoxville, Tennessee; and Valdosta, Georgia, where his father taught for many years at Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). He received his bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and holds an M.A. in History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has written two books: A War of Information and Against the Current; and coauthored T-41 Mescalero: the Military Cessna 172 with Walt Shiel and Jan Forsgren. His writing also includes articles which have appeared in publications such as Air Forces Monthly, Air University's Air & Space Power Journal, Aviation History and Kungfu Qigong, as well as on the websites of the Latin American Aviation Historical Society and China-Defense.com. Mr. Little currently resides in Omaha, Nebraska.