Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia was born in Asunción, Paraguay on 14th May 1960. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asunción where he got a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. He also took specialized English courses at Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego State University in California. He is at present an English Teacher and one of the Academic Coordinators at the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), a binational institute in Asunción. Married with two children, he resides in the capital. In his function as an aviation historian, Sapienza became a founding member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Historia Aeronáutica “Silvio Pettirossi”, and wrote more than 500 related articles for specialized press around the world. Sapienza has received five decorations for his academic merits, and published eleven books.
José Luis Martínez Peláez was born in Asuncion in 1955. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asuncion where he obtained a B.A. in Business Administration. He worked in a bank for 33 years and is now a rancher and an active member of the Rural Association of Paraguay. For many years he has researched Paraguayan military history, especially the Chaco War. He has frequently lectured on that topic in a number of institutions and has published a book on the myths in that conflict.
