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 Youens is a skilful artist who has illustrated a number of titles in the Men-at-Arms series on a variety of subjects. His work includes Men-at-Arms 37: The Army of Northern Virginia, Men-at-Arms 31: 30th Punjabis and Men-at-Arms 28: The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars.