Since his youth, Simon Waring has had an avid interest in military history, a passion he pursued by obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science degree from the University of Ottawa and a Master of Arts in War Studies degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. Simon's research primarily focuses on German-Soviet operations on the Eastern Front of the Second World War, but this has not precluded his interest in other subjects; he regularly contributes articles on strategy, United States history, and contemporary Canadian foreign policy to a variety of publications, including SITREP: The Journal of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. Simon lives and works in Toronto, Canada.