Zdravko Klanjšček was born on March 3rd, 1925. on Kog in Slovenske gorice. After his interment in Gonars (Italy) he joined the partisans in 1943. He continued his military career also after the war and was promoted to the rank of colonel before he retired in 1983. All the time he devoted himself to the history. Among other things he cooperated in publishing the sources of all sides involed in the battle and prepared the fundamental monography National Liberation War in Slovenia 1941-1945. He has written a series of articles, reports and translated some works about military history. He has still been lecturing military history at the Faculty for Social Sciences.