I was born in the Falklands Islands, which may not surprise readers of my three books. I was educated there, in Uruguay and in Britain, but I had returned to the Falklands to live by the time war broke out there in 1982. Having experienced invasion, occupation and conflict, I wanted to write about this from the point of view of Islanders. I told their stories, which are often inspiring, in "Falkland Islanders at War" and "Invasion 1982" (which is a much updated and augmented re-write of the first book). I have just published a new book about the Islands, "Fortress Falklands - life under siege in Britain's last outpost". Publication coincided with the 30th anniversary of the war. It comes at a time when Argentina is again behaving in an agressive fashion, and the dispute is again making headlines. The book addresses these issues, and looks at the risks in the area, at the Islanders lives today, and their ambitions for the future. Oil has just been discovered and I examine the consequences of this. Away from the Falklands, I worked for seven years as a presenter and producer for BBC World Service Radio, and as a journalist and editor on defence magazines. I have also been a media advisor and planner for the Ministry of Defence and my last job for the government was as a member of a team working to the Prime Minister's office on Afghanistan communications strategy.

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