作者: Brooks Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks is a freelance military historian with a particular interest in the intersection of naval and military history, and the use of hitherto untapped sources to develop fresh insights into past campaigns.Richard has published seven books, beginning with a biography of Fred T. Jane, the founder of Jane”s Fighting Ships. His other books have covered naval brigades, the Royal Marines, and battlefields of Britain and Ireland; previous books for Osprey include Solferino 1859 and Walcheren 1944. He was also Consultant Editor for The Times History of War.He has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University an MSc in International Relations from Southampton. He lives in Southsea, England.