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Bill Younghusband

Categories:

18th Century, 19th Century, American Civil War, Aviation, Campaign, Elite, Fortress, Men-at-Arms, Modern Warfare, Napoleonic, Naval Warfare, Warrior, World War 2

Illustrator of:

The Austrian Army 1740–80 (2), The Austrian Army 1740–80 (3), Badajoz 1812, Confederate Artilleryman 1861–65, General Washington's Army (2), The Irish Defence Forces since 1922, Irish Volunteer Soldier 1913–23, Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937–45, The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809–11, Nelson's Navy, The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1), The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2), The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3), Russian Army of the Seven Years War (1), Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2), Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799–1815, Salamanca 1812, Santa Anna’s Mexican Army 1821–48, Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1), Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2), Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3), US Dragoons 1833–55, Vittoria 1813, Wellington's Foot Guards

Biography

Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He was educated in Devon and studied at Newton Abbot College of Art. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, and this interest was compounded through the reading of authors such as G.A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of more than 15 years experience, and has illustrated many Osprey books including Men-at-Arms 299 Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816 and Campaigns 48 Salamanca 1812 and 59 Vittoria 1813. He is married with one daughter and currently lives in Ireland.