The Revd Dr Andrew Sangster is the author of several history books, including a history of France 1936–1946 entitled The Agony of France; Diary of a Parish Priest, a history of England since 1184 written from the point of view of the Church; Field Marshal Kesselring, a reappraisal of this famous German commander; and Two and a Half Deserters, which studies the events leading up to desertion in the Italian campaign through the eyes of three nationalities. Of this last book, Sir Michael Howard wrote "I have seldom read anything that deals so well with the 'underside of war.'" He holds a doctorate in Modern European History, and also has degrees in Law, Theology, English and History.Dr Pier Paolo Battistelli is a military historian who completed his MA at the University of Perugia, Italy, and he received his doctorate from the University of Padua, Italy, with a thesis on the Italian-German military partnership in 1940–43. He is a scholar and professional researcher of the period 1914–1950 with a special interest in German-Italian military cooperation. His publications include Rommel's Afrika Korps, Italian Blackshirts, and World War Two Partisan Warfare in Italy.

The Revd Dr Andrew Sangster is the author of several history books, including a history of France 1936–1946 entitled The Agony of France; Diary of a Parish Priest, a history of England since 1184 written from the point of view of the Church; Field Marshal Kesselring, a reappraisal of this famous German commander; and Two and a Half Deserters, which studies the events leading up to desertion in the Italian campaign through the eyes of three nationalities. Of this last book, Sir Michael Howard wrote "I have seldom read anything that deals so well with the 'underside of war.'" He holds a doctorate in Modern European History, and also has degrees in Law, Theology, English and History.Dr Pier Paolo Battistelli is a military historian who completed his MA at the University of Perugia, Italy, and he received his doctorate from the University of Padua, Italy, with a thesis on the Italian-German military partnership in 1940–43. He is a scholar and professional researcher of the period 1914–1950 with a special interest in German-Italian military cooperation. His publications include Rommel's Afrika Korps, Italian Blackshirts, and World War Two Partisan Warfare in Italy.

The Revd Dr Andrew Sangster is the author of several history books, including a history of France 1936–1946 entitled The Agony of France; Diary of a Parish Priest, a history of England since 1184 written from the point of view of the Church; Field Marshal Kesselring, a reappraisal of this famous German commander; and Two and a Half Deserters, which studies the events leading up to desertion in the Italian campaign through the eyes of three nationalities. Of this last book, Sir Michael Howard wrote "I have seldom read anything that deals so well with the 'underside of war.'" He holds a doctorate in Modern European History, and also has degrees in Law, Theology, English and History.Dr Pier Paolo Battistelli is a military historian who completed his MA at the University of Perugia, Italy, and he received his doctorate from the University of Padua, Italy, with a thesis on the Italian-German military partnership in 1940–43. He is a scholar and professional researcher of the period 1914–1950 with a special interest in German-Italian military cooperation. His publications include Rommel's Afrika Korps, Italian Blackshirts, and World War Two Partisan Warfare in Italy.