Peter Mersky worked in the Washington, DC area as an artist for a government agency for 13 years. He then moved to Norfolk, VA, and worked as assistant editor and editor of "Approach", the Navy and Marine Corps aviation safety magazine, for 16 years. He has been the book review editor for "Naval Aviation News", the Navy's oldest periodical, since 1982, having reviewed more than 700 books in his regular column. His reviews also appear regularly in "The Hook, Wings of Gold", and several commercial magazines.