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 before his death in 1988. Michael Roffe is a talented illustrator of military subjects who has worked for Osprey for many years.

• Chronology of the American War of IndependenceGeneral OutlinePersonalitiesInfantryCavalryArtilleryTacticsConclusionThe 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 before his death in 1988. Michael Roffe is a talented illustrator of military subjects who has worked for Osprey for many years.

• Chronology of the American War of IndependenceGeneral OutlinePersonalitiesInfantryCavalryArtilleryTacticsConclusionThe Plates