Nelson DeMille was born Nelson Richard DeMille to Huron and Antonio DeMille on August 23, 1943 in New York City. Mr. DeMille served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 and earned the rank of First Lieutenant. Part of that time was served during the Vietnam War (in Quang Tri Provence, from November '67 to December '68). During his army career, Nelson was awarded with the Bronze Star, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and the Air Medal. In 1970, Nelson received a BA in Political Science and History from Hofstra University. He was also awarded the Estabrook Award from Hofstra. Mr. DeMille has written more than 10 best-selling novels; including "The Charm School", "The Cathedral", and "Up Country", another novel Le déshonneur d'Elisabeth Campbell (1999) was been made into a motion picture starring John Travolta. Nelson DeMille is married to Ginny DeMille and has two children, Lauren and Alexander.