* Chronology * Foreword * Al Jeish Al Arabi * The Leaders * The Infantry * The Royal Armoured Corps * Supporting Arms and Services * Air, Sea, Police, National Guard and Training * The Plates
Peter Young was born in 1915. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in WWII, and saw extensive action with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire regiment. He saw post-war service in the Arab Legion, and in 1959 became a reader of military history at the Royal Military Academy. He published and edited numerous books on military history. Sadly, Peter died in 1988. Michael Roffe is a talented painter of military subjects who has illustrated many titles for Osprey over the years. His artistic talents span a variety of historical periods; he has illustrated titles relating to the Boer War, the English Civil War, the Napoleonic Wars and the American War for Independence.
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