Andy Johnson

Andy was born and grew up in York, England, and he joined the British Army at the age of sixteen as a Junior Leader. He served as a frontline infantry soldier for twenty-four years, seeing active service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanisatan. Andy served as a leadership instructor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and finished his military service as the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. On leaving the military, Andy worked in the public, private, and not-for-profit sector, before moving into Higher Education. He is now a senior academic manager and writes historical, military, and fantasy fiction in his spare time.