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Christopher F Foss

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Christopher Frank Foss (mostly written Christopher F Foss; born 8 April 1946) is a British military information author. Between 1970-2017, he worked for the military information publisher Jane's Information Group as editor of Janes Armour and Artillery, Jane’s Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Jane's AFV System Upgrades and co-editor of other Jane's editions such as Jane’s Artillery and Air Defence and Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics.[1][2] After stepping back in late 2017, Foss stayed on as a Consulting Editor with Janes for Jane's Defence Weekly and Jane's International Defence Review until late 2021.[2] Since then he has continued writing articles for other military information publishers such as Shepard Media.[2] During his career at Janes he was responsible for launching Jane’s Defence Review which later spun off into Jane's Soviet Intelligence Review and later Jane's Intelligence Review.[2]

Life

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Foss was born in Portsmouth to Frank Victor and Doris (née Dorsett) Foss. Foss attended high school in Portsmouth, England. He has been married to Elaine Jean Jenkins since 1972; they have one child, Robert James. Foss is a member of the Fortress Study Group.[3]

Bibliography

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During his career Foss wrote, co-wrote, edited or co-edited, or published approximately 100 books.[4]

Author

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  • Jane's Pocket book of modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Macdonald & Jane's, London 1974.
  • Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World. Ian Allan, London 1974.
  • Artillery of the world. Ian Allan, London 1976. ISBN 978-3-87943-386-5
  • Military vehicles of the world. Ian Allan, London 1976.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: a technical directory of major combat vehicles from World War 1 to the present day. Salamander Books, London 1977.
  • Infantry Weapons of the World. Ian Allan, London 1979.
  • Jane's Light Tanks and Armoured Cars. Jane's, London 1984.
  • Jane's armored personnel carriers. Jane's 1985.
  • Foss, Christopher F (1976). Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1st? ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-354-01022-0.
  • Foss, Christopher F (1983). Jane's Main Battle Tanks (1st ed.). London: Janes Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0277-4.
  • Foss, Christopher F (1986). Jane's Main Battle Tanks (2nd ed.). London: Janes Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0372-X.
  • Ray Bonds (Ed.): The Illustrated Dictionary of Modern Weapons: Warplanes, Tanks, Missiles, Warships, Artillery, Small arms. Salamander Books, London c1985.
  • Foss, Christopher F (1985). Jane's Armoured Personnel Carriers. London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0354-1.
  • Foss, Christopher F (1987). Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Recognition Handbook (1st ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0432-7.
  • The Vickers Tanks. (with Peter McKenzie). Stephens, 1988.
  • Jane's AFV recognition handbook. Jane's, Coulsdon 1992.
  • Warrior Mechanized Combat Vehicle, 1987–1994 New Vanguard, (with illustrations by Peter Sarson), Osprey, London 1994.
  • Scorpion: Reconnaissance Vehicle, 1972–1994 New Vanguard, (with illustrations by Peter Sarson), Osprey, London 1995.
  • Jane's modern tanks. HarperCollins, Glasgow 1995.
  • Jane's tank & combat vehicle recognition guide. HarperCollins, Glasgow 1996.
  • Modern land combat. (with David Miller), Salamander, London 2001. ISBN 978-3-7276-7092-3
  • Jane's Tank recognition guide. Collins, London 2006.
  • IHS Jane's land Warfare Platforms: Artillery & air Defence. IHS Jane's / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.
  • IHS Jane's land Warfare Platforms: System upgrades. IHS Janes / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.
  • IHS Jane's land Warfare Platforms: Armoured fighting vehicles. IHS Jane's / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.

Editor

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  • Christopher F Foss, Ian Hogg (eds.): Battlefield: The Weapons of Modern land Warfare. Orbis, London 1986.
Janes Armour and Artillery
Janes Military Vehicles and Logistics
Janes AFV Retrofit Systems
  • Tony Cullen and Christopher F Foss. (Ed.): Jane's AFV retrofit systems. Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon 1993.
Janes Land-Based Air Defense
Janes misc
  • Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. Macdonald and Jane's, London 1974.
  • An Illustrated guide to World War II tanks and fighting vehicles. Salamander, London c [1981], ISBN 978-0668052320. (Ray Bonds (ed.)
  • Modern military trucks. Jane's, London 1981.
  • Modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Jane's, London 1981.
  • The encyclopedia of tanks and armored fighting vehicles: the comprehensive guide to over 900 armored fighting vehicles from 1915 to the present day. Spellmount, Staplehurst 2003, 2002.

References

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  1. ^ "Christopher F Foss", IHS Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicles, defenceiq.com, retrieved November 1, 2020
  2. ^ a b c d "Author Christopher F Foss Shepard Media". shephardmedia.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ Foss, Christopher F(rank) 1946-, encyclopedia.com, retrieved November 1, 2020
  4. ^ Virtual International Authority File: Catalog, Christopher F. Foss