London-born Si Sheppard is currently an associate professor of political science and international relations at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, and has written several titles for Osprey focusing on the interrelationship between geography, technology and strategy. Adam Hook specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks and the modern Chinese Army.
This excellent work looks at each aspect in turn, such as how the war began, the armies and their respective tactics as well as the branches of the armies. -- Laurent Tirone * Gun Mart & Militaria Mart magazine *