Benjamin F. Martin is the author of four previous books, France and the Après Guerre, 1918-1924: Illusions and Disillusionment; Crime and Criminal Justice under the Third Republic: The Shame of Marianne; The Hypocrisy of Justice in the Belle Epoque; and Count Albert de Mun: Paladin of the Third Republic. He has served as a consultant and an on-air interview subject for documentaries broadcast on the History Channel and the Learning Channel. He is a professor of history at Louisiana State University and lives in Baton Rouge.
