Over the past thirty years David Mitchelhill-Green has travelled the globe in search of lost stories from the Second World War. His photographic investigations have featured in the magazine _After the Battle_ and national newspapers. David is the author of _Rommel in North Africa_; _With Rommel in the Desert_; _Air WAR over North Africa_; _Fighting in the Ukraine_ and _Tobruk 1942_. Several years in Japan led to an interest in Japanese history and the co-authoring of _Castles of the Samurai_ and _Samurai Castles_. David lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Jennifer and two children.