Bruce Basset PowellBorn in London in 1947, and educated at schools in Kent and Sussex. After serving in the Royal Artillery, he lived in East Africa, South Africa and Finland before coming to the U.S. in the mid-1970s. He worked for some time in the packaging industry efore starting his own furniture import and distribution company in 1987 that he ran for fourteen years. He is married and now lives in Texas where he is a consultant to the furniture industry. He has had a passion for military history since his youth and has taken a particular interest in the study and illustration of military uniforms. He has written and illustrated several books on the subject and with his business partner is currently running Uniformology, a military publishing company with a focus on military uniforms. Read More Read Less