David Milleris a former officer in the British armed forces, who served in England, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Singapore. He subsequently worked as a freelance author and as a journalist for Jane's Information Group. He worked on the staff f the authoritativeDefense Review, was editor of the two-volume Jane'sMajor Warships, and has written more than fifty other works relating to guns and warfare.