Steven Hartov (born May 7, 1953) is an American-Israeli author of fiction and non-fiction works, journalist, screenwriter, lecturer in international security affairs and former Editor-in-Chief of "Special Operations Report".
[citation needed] He served as technical advisor for the television documentary series Counter Force and has appeared as a guest on CNN, FOX, XM Sirius Radio, CNBC, and America's Book of Secrets.
[citation needed] For six years, he served as editor-in-chief of Special Operations Report, a quarterly publication about elite military and law enforcement units.
In 1973, Hartov took leave from his studies at Boston University to join the US Merchant Marine/Military Sealift Command, serving aboard an oiler-refueler from South America to the Middle East, where he remained in Israel during the Yom Kippur War.
[citation needed] Hartov then returned to Jerusalem and wrote "The Heat of Ramadan," the first of his trilogy featuring Israeli Intelligence agents Eytan Eckstein and Benni Baum, who remain favorite protagonists of the genre.