Christopher Othen

Christopher Othen is an English writer currently based in Eastern Europe. His day jobs have included journalist, legal representative for asylum seekers, and English language teacher. In off-the-clock adventures he has interviewed retired mercenaries about war crimes, discussed lost causes with political extremists, and got drunk with an ex-mujahidin who knew Osama Bin Laden.

His first book, 'Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War' has been published in four editions, including an English ebook and a Spanish hardback. His second book 'Katanga 1960-63: Mercenaries, Spies, and the African Nation that Waged War on the World' is available in both hardback and ebook from The History Press. His third book 'Lost Lions of Judah', about foreigners fighting for Ethiopia during the Italian invasion of 1935, was published in 2017. His most recent book is 'Soldiers of a Different God', which came out in 2018.