Benerson Little was born in Key West, the son of a navy man. At age ten, he read Treasure Island, which led him to explore the world of the pirate. He later became a SEAL officer and an analyst for the Naval Special Warfare Center Strategy and Tactics Group. Little is the author of The Sea Rover’s Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630–1730 (Potomac Books, 2005), The Buccaneer’s Realm: Pirate Life on the Spanish Main, 1674–1688 (Potomac Books, 2007), and Pirate Hunting: The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders from Antiquity to the Present (Potomac Books, 2010). He lives in Huntsville, Alabama, where he teaches fencing.