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Peter D Antill, BA (Hons) MSc (Econ)

Co-author. Peter Antill has degrees from both Staffordshire University (BA (Hons) International Relations) and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth (MSc (Econ) Strategic Studies). He was until recently employed as a research assistant in the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham in the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis. His interests are wide ranging, but include expeditionary warfare and force projection, the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the World Wars and post-war / modern conflicts.

Berlin 1945: End of the Thousand Year Reich (Campaign S.), Peter Antill. Upcoming book from one of our authors.

Crete, 1941: Germany's Lightning Airborne Assault, Peter Antill, Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been, and explains how German losses so shocked the Fuhrer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.

Tristan Dugdale-Pointon,BA(Hons) MSc(Econs)

Co-author. Mr Dugdale-Pointon has a Masters degree in Strategic Studies where he specialised in intelligence and security issues. His areas of interest include terrorism and counter terrorism in which he was a lecturer, Japanese history and the Napoleonic period in Europe. He was also a member of the International Institute Of Strategic Studies (IISS). He is currently developing his own outdoor and survival skills company StormCrow Training.

Dr John Rickard

Co-author and web-master. Dr Rickard has a thesis on the Personel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422, and has studied medieval military history for nearly a decade. He is the author of most articles before 1700 and has also designed and written the website itself. He has also designed the website for the Osmotherley Walking Shop.

email:john@rickard.karoo.co.uk
The Castle Community, Dr John Rickard. A must for any serious student of English and Welsh castles in the later middle ages, this work contains a detailed list of the owners and constables of all of the castles in England and Wales between 1272 and 1422, a period that includes the building of Edward I's great castles in North Wales, a prolonged period of warfare against the Scots, and ends with the revolt of Owain Glen Dwr. The book also contains a sizable (20,000 word) introduction discussing castle ownership and building across this period.