Christopher F. Foss

Christopher Frank Foss (mostly written Christopher F. Foss ; born April 8, 1946 in Portsmouth ) is a British military author. Since 1970 he has worked for the military publisher Jane's Information Group. He is editor of Jane's Armor and Artillery and co-editor of other Jane's editions.[1]

For the English illustrator, see Chris Foss.

Life

Christopher F. Foss' parents are 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.[2]

Bibliography

During his career Foss wrote, co-wrote, edited or co-edited, or published about 100 books.[3]

Author
  • Jane's Pocket book of modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Macdonald & Jane's, London 1974.
  • Artillery of the world. Ian Allan, London 1976. (The artillery of the armed forces from all over the world. 1st edition. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 978-3-87943-386-5 (Original title: Artillery of the world. Translated by Hugo Friedrich). )
  • 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. (Panzer und andere Kampffahrzeuge von 1916 bis heute. Ein technisches Nachschlagewerk über die Kampffahrzeuge vom Ersten Weltkrieg bis heute. Buch-und-Zeit-Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne 1978, DNB-IDN 780356160 (English: Illustrated encyclopedia of the world's tanks and other fighting vehicles. Translated by Robert Haacker). )
  • Armored fighting vehicles of the world. Ian Allan, London 1974.
  • Infantry weapons of the world. Ian Allan, London 1979.
  • Jane's light tanks and armored cars. Jane's, London 1984.
  • Jane's armored personnel carriers. Jane's 1985.
  • Ray Bonds (Ed.): The Illustrated dictionary of modern weapons: warplanes, tanks, missiles, warships, artillery, small arms. Salamander Books, London c1985.
  • The Vickers tanks. (with Peter McKenzie). Stephens, 1988.
  • Jane's AFV recognition handbook. Jane's, Coulsdon 1992.
  • Warrior mechanized combat vehicle, 1987–1994 (with illustrations by Peter Sarson), Osprey, London 1994.
  • Scorpion: reconnaisance vehicle, 1972–1994 (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. (David Miller, Christopher F. Foss: Moderne Gefechtswaffen. Motorbuch / Stocker-Schmid, Dietikon-Zürich / Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 978-3-7276-7092-3 (English: Modern land combat. Translated by Horst W. Laumanns). )
  • Jane's Tank recognition guide. Collins, London 2006.
  • IHS Jane's land warfare platforms. Artillery & air defense. IHS Jane's / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.
  • IHS Jane's land warfare platforms. System upgrades. IHS Jane's / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.
  • IHS Jane's land warfare platforms. Armored fighting vehicles. IHS Jane's / IHS Global, Coulsdon 2012–2016.

Editor
  • Jane's pocket book of towed artillery. Macdonald and Jane's, London 1974.
  • Jane's world armored fighting vehicles. Macdonald 1976.
  • Jane's armor and artillery. Jane's Yearbooks, London 1979- [2011]
  • An Illustrated guide to World War II tanks and fighting vehicles. Salamander, London c [1981], ISBN 978-0668052320. (Ray Bonds (ed.): Die Panzer des Zweiten Weltkrieges: das illustrierte Nachschlagewerk. Podzun-Pallas, Friedberg / H. 1981, ISBN 3-7909-0315-0 DNB-IDN 890399697 (English: An Illustrated guide to World War II tanks and fighting vehicles. Translated by Heinrich Kaiser). )
  • Modern military trucks. Jane's, London 1981.
  • Modern tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Jane's, London 1981.
  • Jane's main battle tanks. Jane's, London 1984. ISBN 9780710602770
  • Christopher Foss, Ian Hogg (eds.): Battlefield: the weapons of modern land warfare Orbis, London 1986.
  • Jane's land-based air defense. Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon 1989- [2011]
  • Tony Cullen and Christopher F. Foss. (Ed.): Jane's AFV retrofit systems. Jane's Information Group, Coulsdon 1993.
  • 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
  1. Christopher F Foss, IHS Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicles, defenceiq.com, retrieved November 1, 2020
  2. Foss, Christopher F(rank) 1946-, encyclopedia.com, retrieved November 1, 2020
  3. Virtual International Authority File: Catalog, Christopher F. Foss
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