Augustus J. Veenendaal (1940) earned his PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen in 1976. He retired in 2005 as senior research historian from the Institute of Netherlands History at The Hague, where he edited the correspondence of Grand Pensionary Anthonie Heinsius.

John B. Hattendorf (1941) has been the Ernest J. King professor of maritime history at the U.S. Naval War College since 1984. In addition to his many contributions to maritime history, he has published a number of articles on early 18th century history.

Rolof van Hövell tot Westerflier earned a LLM degree and a MA degree from the University of Leiden. He also received a degree in comparative law (MCL) from Columbia University. He has spent the last forty years practicing law in The Netherlands Antilles, Rotterdam and Jakarta. Driven by his lifelong passion for history, he founded Karwansaray Publishers in 2007, a company dedicated to promoting and sharing a multi-faceted view of history that crosses cultural and political boundaries.