Jon LatimerJon Latimer was born in Wales in 1964. He attended Swansea University in 1982 and worked as an oceanographer and environmental scientist. Jon served in the Territorial Army for 16 years as an officer in The Royal Welch Fusiliers and 4th Battalon, Royal Regiment of Wales. Jon was the author of Campaign 73: Operation Compass 1940 and Campaign 80: Tobruk 1941 for Osprey. He also wrote Deception in War (John Murray, 2001), Alamein (John Murray, 2002) and Burma: The Forgotten War (John Murray, 2004) as well as lecturing part-time with the History Department at Swansea University. His last book, 1812: War with America (Harvard University Press, 2007) was shortlisted for the George Washington Book Prize and won a Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History. Jon passed away suddenly in January 2009. Read More Read Less