The Great Chevauchee: John of Gaunt's Raid on France, 1373

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DAVID

NICOLLE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATORS DAVID NICOLLE, born in 1944, worked in the BBC's Arabic service for a number of years before gaining an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and a doctorate from Edinburgh University. He has written numerous books and articles on medieval and Islamic warfare, and has been a prolific author of Osprey titles for many years.

PETER DENNIS was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. DONATO SPEDALIERE was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and moved to Tuscany, Italy, at the age often, where he still lives today. He has studied in Florence, and served in the Italian Army as a paratrooper. Since 1995, he has worked as a professional freelance illustrator for publishers in Italy and abroad. His artworks are to be found in many books, encyclopaedias, magazines, and museum collections. Recently he has worked on two movies, providing concept designs and matte paintings, as well as acting as the supervisor of the special effects team for the film Obulus. MARIUSZ KOZIK was born in Lublin, Poland, in 1973. From 1989 to 1994 he studied fine art at the Artistic Lyceum in Lublin, then from 1995 to 2000 at the Academy Of Arts in Wroclaw, earning his diploma under Professor Jospeh Halas. Mariusz's work has been exhibited extensively in Poland. While he loves traditional painting methods, he began experimenting with computer-assisted artwork in 2006. His enthusiasm for military history began as a boy but has blossomed with his career. Mariuszis completing all the cover artwork for the Osprey Raid series.

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