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Daniel Taylor Author, Illustrator & Editor

Daniel Taylor is best known for his work on the battle of Villers-Bocage. He is the Curator for the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum, and writes on a number of military subjects, chiefly, though not exclusively, relating to the Sharpshooters and other Yeomanry Regiments. For many years he has lectured and presented on 20th Century warfare, lecturing for the Army, NATO, RMA Sandhurst, The Tank Museum and the National Army Museum, plus schools and colleges. Besides writing and presenting a documentary on Villers-Bocage, he has featured in a number of military history documentaries, and regularly leads battlefield tours, specialising in the Normandy campaign, but has also taken groups to the Western front, Holland, Germany, Italy, Sicily, Libya and Egypt. In former years Daniel served with the Territorial Army (Army Reserve). In addition to his military activities, Daniel works as a freelance modelmaker for architects, film and museums. His is married, has two sons and lives in Kent, UK.