General Basilio Di Martino is a renowned historian and a former Italian Air Force officer. He served at the Flight Test Centre, the Air Staff Logistic Department and the Air Force Logistic Command. He is the author of several histories on the Italian Air Force and on World War I.

Pier Paolo Battistelli is an established military history author, who has acted as a consultant for the Italian Army Historical Branch and the British Army. He has an MA in history and a PhD in military history.