Wilfred P. Deac was a civilian government official attached to the US Embassy in Cambodia in 1971. During the 1960 to 1989 periods he was also stationed in Europe and the United States. Currently he has written Road to the Killing Fields published by the Texas A&M University Press, 1997. He has also made many contributions to Vietnam Magazine, Military History Magazine and other historical works. He currently works as a freelance writer.