Curt Prufer was one of Germany's leading diplomats in the early twentieth century, serving under the Kaiser, the Weimar Republic and the Nazis. During World War I he was stationed in the Middle East, where he attempted to orchestrate - by various means, both official and informal - Ottoman participation in the war on the side of the Germans. Kevin Morrow is a researcher and translator with a wide range of experience amongst historical archives. He previously worked on the research team for Scott Anderson's Lawrence in Arabia.