Rick Beyer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, New York Times best-selling author, and long-time history enthusiast.

Beyer has been researching the Ghost Army of WWII for nearly 20 years, and has led our Ghost Army Tour since 2014. He produced and directed the award-winning PBS documentary, The Ghost Army, and co-wrote (with Liz Sayles) the book, The Ghost Army of World War II. Beyer worked tirelessly for seven years as the President of the Ghost Army Legacy Foundation to make sure this top secret unit received the Congressional Gold Medal.

Beyer has shared his unique take on history with audiences around the country and appeared on CBS News, Fox News, NPR, CNN and elsewhere. He has made numerous history documentaries for the HISTORY channel, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, and others. He is the author of the The Greatest Stories Never Told series and Rivals Unto Death, which explore the intricate 30-year rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

He is the co-host of History Happy Hour, a weekly livestream that features fascinating, knowledgeable guests such as Andrew Roberts, Joe Balkoski, Lynne Olson, and Hampton Sides for entertaining history discussions. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he lives in Chicago.