Ben is a freelance feature writer in the art, military and sport genres. He is an associate member of the Pen and Sword Club (military journalists and writers), and a full member of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists and the NUJ. Ben is an avid modeller and writer of twentieth-century military subjects. His interest in British armour was cemented by a visit to the King's Royal Hussars in the early 1990s as an undergraduate in the Territorial Army. He then joined the RAF, clocking up air miles in a range of RAF transport aircraft including the VC10 and C-17\. He started writing while serving with the RAF, reporting on his Kosovo/FYROM experiences. Ben's work has been used to shape key government veteran policies. He is the author of Land Rover: Military Versions of the British 4x4 and M113: American Armoured Personnel Carrier, Landing Craft and Amphibians and Boeing B-17.