Bob Taylor is a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather. In addition to books, he writes articles for magazine monthlies, newspaper columns and articles, critiques, and commentaries in military and trade journals. Bob Taylor graduated from Georgia Southern, became a Marine infantry platoon leader, a Marine Pathfinder, a Marine aviator, a school teacher, and then entered the field of computers. His career as a computer software professional began by working as a programmer-analyst for three small companies. Then stepping up a notch, Bob was employed by two major software companies for a total of 12 years, serving in Jacksonville, Savannah, Columbia, Miami, and Chicago. Subsequently, he and a former professional friend joined as principals in a software company in Charlotte, which they operated for several years until retirement. In retirement he serves on a number of military forums, debating approaches to national defense, specifically relating to the strategic employment of drones.