Douglas S. Russell was born in Chicago and educated at Grinnell College and the University of Iowa College Of Law. He served in the United States Army, Military Intelligence. He now serves as a Judge of the Iowa District Court and lives in Iowa City , Iowa. He is an active member of the Churchill Centre, Washington , DC and is the author of THE ORDERS, MEDALS AND DECORATIONS OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL. and THE BOOK HE WILL Discuss, Winston Churchill Soldier: The Military Life of A Gentleman at War