Michael D. Miller was born in Torrance, California on 28 May 1971, and grew up in Shingletown, California. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1989 to 1993, achieving the rank of Yeoman Petty Officer 3rd Class with assignments to USS ORION (AS-18) and the Port Services Department of Commander, Submarine Squadron 22 in La Maddalena, Sardinia as well as Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (VQ-2) in Rota, Spain.
His interest in the Second World War dates back to 1978. He founded the website “Axis Biographical Research” in 1999, and has been a forum host/moderator at “Axis History Forums” since 2002.
He's the author or co-author of the following books:
- Leaders of the SS & German Police, Volume I: Reichsführer-SS - SS-Gruppenführer (Georg Ahrens to Karl Gutenberger); R. James Bender Publishing, 2007 - Knight’s Cross Holders of the SS & German Police, 1940-1945; self-published CD-Rom, 2009
With Andreas Schulz:
- The SS-Brigadeführer (1933-1945); self-published CD-Rom, 2004 - Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, Volume I (1925-1945); R. James Bender Publishing, 2012 - Leaders of the Storm Troops, Volume I: Oberster SA-Führer & SA-Stabschef and SA-Obergruppenführer (B – K); Helion & Co., 2015 - Leaders of the SS & German Police, Volume II (Reichsführer-SS – SS-Gruppenführer, Haltermann to Kube); R. James Bender Publishing, 2015
Awaiting publication:
- Leaders of the Storm Troops Volume 2: SA-Obergruppenführer (K - W); Helion & Co., 2016 - Knight's Cross Holders of the SS & German Police, 1940-1945; Helion & Co., 2016