Sherrilyn Polf is no stranger to war. Born during World War II and spending time in Germany with her husband, Dewey, and waited for him during the Vietnam War. She uses her knowledge from this to bring history and the Gulf War alive in her books. Polf, the oldest of five children, spent her childhood approximately 90 miles southwest of Wichita, Kansas on a farm. This is where she learned responsibilities and the love for nature that only can come from a close family and not so near neighbors. Polf uses personal experiences to provide the prose and poetry in much of her work. She and her husband, Dewey, reside in Tyrone, Oklahoma. They have two grown children and four grandchildren.
