Arthur Cola, an educator for thirty-five years, has completed his new book, “Vivi's War”: a fascinating historical fiction that follows a young Italian boy who, along with his best friend, gets swept up into a mission to remove Mussolini from power and help Italy oppose to oppressive hand of the Axis powers nearing the end of World War II.

Born in the Little Italy neighborhood of Chicago, author Arthur Cola eventually moved to Oak Park, Illinois with his family where he attended Oak Park and River Forest High School. While attending Loyola University, Chicago, he met his future wife, Donna Shields, and together they have five adult children and seven grandchildren. He, his wife, and his family now live in Wisconsin.