Dig WW2: Rediscovering the Great Wartime Battles
Jean Hood is an acclaimed writer and historian who formerly worked as Information Officer at Lloyd's Register of Shipping and has published widely on maritime and naval subjects. Her work typically focuses on human stories of conflict and tragedy, incorporating eyewitness accounts and detailed research to cast new light on historical incidents. Her first nonfiction book,Marked for Misfortune(Conway), concerned the wreck of the East Indiaman Winterton. She is also the author ofTrafalgar Square(Batsford), Come Hell and High Water(Burford Books; published in paperback asWreck) and the highly praised anthologiesSubmarineandCarrier (both Conway). Her latest project,War Correspondent(Lyons Press), accompanies a major IWM exhibition and was published in May 2011.