Angus Konstam is an acclaimed military and naval historian, and one of Osprey's most experienced and respected, with over 35 titles in print. These Osprey titles include British Battlecruisers 1939–45, British Motor Torpedo Boats 1939–45, and the forthcoming two volume study; British Battleships 1939–45, all of which form part of the New Vanguard list. Other titles include Spanish Armada 1588, ... Read morePirates, British Forts in the Age of Arthur and Piracy: The Complete History. He has also written over two dozen larger book for other publishers, his most recent being Sovereigns of the Seas: The quest to build the perfect Renaissance battleship (Wiley, 2008) Other titles include Salerno 1943, Blackbeard (Wiley, 2006), and the forthcoming titles The Battle of North Cape and There was a Soldier, a collection of first-hands accounts by Scottish servicemen. He makes regular television and radio appearances, and has held events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Angus is now a full-time writer and historian, as well as being a board member of the Society of Authors, and Publishing Scotland. He currently lives in Edinburgh. Show Less