About Maureen Buick

Maureen Buick is a nonfiction author whose work focuses on uncovering and preserving untold stories from World War II, with particular attention to leadership, captivity, and moral courage.

Her forthcoming biography, Man of Confidence: Kenneth J. Kurtenbach—WWII’s Longest-Serving American POW Camp Leader, examines the extraordinary responsibility borne by an American prisoner of war elected to lead fellow captives through years of imprisonment in German POW camps. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book explores how trust, resilience, and moral authority sustained men under the harshest conditions of war.

Buick is also the author of the award-winning Finding Bomb Boogie: A Daughter’s Search to Rediscover Her Father—the World WarII Bomber Boy, Prisoner of War, and American Veteran. That book marked the beginning of her research into World War II aviation and POW history and led to her continued focus on wartime leadership and survival.

After retiring as a Director of Nursing in San Francisco, Buick pursued formal study in aviation history and World War II prisoner-of-war history through programs offered by The National WWII Museum and Arizona State University. She has spoken at museums and historical venues, including the Pima Air & Space Museum. She is a member of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society and the 91st Bomb Group Memorial Association, where she serves on the board and edits the organization’s quarterly newsletter.

Buick also maintains a blog where she offers guidance to those researching their family’s military history and other WWII-related topics. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and enjoys sharing World War II stories with her children and grandchildren—lest we forget.