Ed
I’ve been working for Osprey Publishing for the last 4 years. I started out as a Production and Design Controller and moved to my new position of Web Project Manager quite recently. I will be managing the all new improved Osprey website when it gets launched in the spring of 2008. I originally joined Osprey because of my keen interest in military history and it’s the perfect place for me to work with a constant supply of good books to borrow! My main area of interest is contemporary warfare, everything more or less after WWII, though I am partial to reading the odd WWII book now and then. At the moment I have a keen interest in global terrorism and how this has led to the current insurgencies going on in Asia and the Middle East but I also love my weaponry! Like Simone my favourite tank is the Merkava MKIV, though as you’re probably aware it didn’t gain that much praise in last year’s war in Lebanon. The best feature of the tank is the position of the engine. Having it in the front as opposed to other conventional tanks where it is in the rear leads to a higher survivability rate for the crew especially if hit from the front. The engine in the front design is apparently because Israel has a greater supply of tanks than trained tank crews.