US Dragoons 1833–55

John P. Langellier received his bachelor's and master's degrees in History from the University of San Diego and his Ph.D. in Military History from Kansas State University. He is the author of numerous books and monographs, and has worked as a historical curator for several years. He has a particular passion for the people and events of the American Civil War. Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He studied at Newton Abbot College of Art, and has been interested in all things military since childhood: this interest was compounded through the reading of authors such as G.A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of more than 15 years experience, and has illustrated many Osprey books.

• The West BeckonsThe Campaigns 1833-40The Campaigns 1841-55After the Mexican WarThe Plates