Brian Hicks is a senior writer with the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, and the co-author of Into the Wind. The recipient of a number of journalism awards, including the South Carolina Press Association Journalist of the Year, Hicks has covered the Hunley since 1999.

Schuyler Kropf is a senior political reporter with the Post and Courier and the recipient of numerous reporting awards. He has followed the Hunley story since 1995.

Both authors live in Charleston.