Robin May was an actor, then writer and journalist specialising in theatre, opera, and the American west. He is the author of two successful books in the Men-at-Arms series, British Army in North America 1775–83 and Men-At-Arms 48: Wolfe's Army. A prolific writer for the rest of his career, Robin May died in 1996.Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects over more than 20 years. He is an internationally respected authority on 15th and 18th century costumes in particular.
