Dr NIGEL THOMAS is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly a Principal Lecturer at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He was awarded a PhD on the Eastern enlargement of NATO. LÁZLÓ PÁL SZÁBÓ is a freelance translator and software nationalization specialist. His hobby is military history, especially 19th and 20th century military organizations and insignia, with a particular interest in the United Kingdom, and the Austro–Hungarian Monarchy and its successors. He has authored articles and books on information technology; this is his first book on military history.
NIGEL THOMAS PhD is an accomplished linguist and military historian, formerly at Northumbria University, now a freelance military author, translator and military uniform consultant. His interests are 20th-century military and civil uniformed organizations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He has written widely for Osprey with titles such as MAA 518 Polish Legions 1914–19 and Elite 227 Armies of the Baltic Independence Wars 1918–20. He was awarded a PhD for the study of the Eastern enlargement of NATO.